Colchicum lingulatum

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Colchicum lingulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Colchicaceae
Genus:
Colchicum
Species:
C. lingulatum
Binomial name
Colchicum lingulatum

Colchicum lingulatum is a plant species native to north-western Turkey and to Greece.[1][2]

Colchicum lingulatum blooms in early fall, with 3–4 cm (1" to 1.5") flowers of pink with widely spaced petals. The stamens are a prominent yellow. The foliage is produced after the flowers.[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum lingulatum
  2. ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  3. ^ Pierre Edmond Boissier & Wilhelm von Spruner. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 5: 66, Colchicum lingulatum
  4. ^ Karin Persson. 1998. Candollea 53: 411, Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens


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