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 | |
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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]
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Corm with flower bud
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Colchicum alpinum in Les Grandes Rousses (Oisans)
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Colchicum alpinum in a collector garden
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Leaves in the spring
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Seed capsule
References
- ^ a b "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ 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