Colchicum lingulatum

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

Colchicum lingulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. lingulatum
Binomial name
Colchicum lingulatum
Boiss. & Spruner

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]

  • Colchicum lingulatum subsp. lingulatum - Greece and Turkey
  • Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens K.Perss. - Turkey[4]
gollark: --remind "in 2 hours" test
gollark: Well, that's why we do extensive* testing.
gollark: Oh apioid.
gollark: --remind "in 2 hours" test
gollark: --remind 1m apio bees

References

  1. 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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.