Colchicum alpinum
Colchicum alpinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Colchicum |
Species: | C. alpinum
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Binomial name | |
Colchicum alpinum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Colchicum alpinum, the alpine autumn crocus, is a corm-forming perennial with pale, delicate rosy-purple flowers, similar to C. autumnale but smaller.[2] It is native to the Alps and the Appennini of Italy, Switzerland, France and Sicily, and cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[1][3]
Corm with flower bud
Colchicum alpinum in Les Grandes Rousses (Oisans)
Colchicum alpinum in a collector garden
Leaves in the spring
Seed capsule
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum alpinum
- ^ Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. 1805. Flore Française. Troisième Édition 3: 195, Colchicum alpinum
- ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
Categories:
- Colchicum
- Flora of Italy
- Flora of France
- Flora of Switzerland
- Flora of Sicily
- Garden plants
- Plants described in 1805
- Liliales stubs