Colchicum variegatum
Colchicum variegatum, common name Κολχικό το ποικιλόμορφο or Güz Acıçiğdemi, Sürincan[2] is a plant species native to Greece and Turkey but cultivated in many other places.[1][3]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Colchicum |
Species: | C. variegatum |
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Colchicum variegatum is a perennial herb forming an underground corm. Tepals are broadly lanceolate, white, mottled with numerous brown or purple markings, sometimes taking the form of spots, other times forming a checkerboard or chessboard pattern.[4]
References
- Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 342,Colchicum variegatum
- Nature Wonders, photo of Κολχικό το ποικιλόμορφο , Colchicum variegatum in Milos, Greece
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum variegatum
- Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1807. Botanical Magazine 26: t. 1028, Colchicum variegatum
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