Colchicum corsicum
| Colchicum corsicum | |
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| Colchicum corsicum, Northeast Corsica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. corsicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum corsicum Baker | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant, closely related to Colchicum autumnale. It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean.[1]
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.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum corsicum
- ↑ Baker, John Gilbert. 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17: 481, Colchicum corsicum
- ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
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