- Colchicum cupani
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Colchicum cupani Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Liliales Family: Colchicaceae Genus: Colchicum Species: C. cupani Binomial name Colchicum cupani
Guss.Colchicum cupani is a widespread species, growing around most of the Mediterranean from southern France to Greece and North Africa. This species is quite variable. Some specimens have flowers that open completely to a star shape, while other specimens remain cup-shaped. The pink to purple, untessellated flowers are small, up to 3 cm (1") in diameter, but are produced in abundance in the fall. The foliage is also produced in the fall.[1]
References
- ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0 713 489 626
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