Colchicum corsicum

Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family.[3] It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean.[2]

Colchicum corsicum
Colchicum corsicum, Northeast Corsica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. corsicum
Binomial name
Colchicum corsicum
Synonyms[2]
  • Colchicum neapolitanum var. corsicum (Baker) Fiori
  • Colchicum autumnale var. corsicum (Baker) Fiori

Colchicum corsicum is a perennial growing from an underground corm. Some individuals have pink flowers, others white, the two very often being intermingled in different individuals within a given population.[4][5]

References
  1. Juillet, N. (2011). "Colchicum corsicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T161885A5508819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161885A5508819.en. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum corsicum
  3. "Colchicum corsicum Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. Baker, John Gilbert. 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17: 481, Colchicum corsicum
  5. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6


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