Colchicum laetum
| Colchicum laetum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. laetum |
| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum laetum Steven[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Colchicum × byzantinum var. laetum (Steven) Nyman | |
Colchicum laetum is a species of Colchicum found in south east Russia through to the Caucasus.[1][2]
A plant known in cultivation as C. laetum 'Pink Star' is thought to be a selection of Colchicum byzantinum. It has flowers which are pale purple-pink with rounded ends; the petals of each bloom are often held parallel to the soil surface.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Colchicum laetum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-09-11
- ↑ Steven, Christian von. 1829. Nouveau Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 7: 262, t. 18, Colchicum laetum
- ↑ Leeds, Roy (2006), Autumn Bulbs, B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-8962-0
- ↑ Nyman, Carl Frederik. 1882. Conspectus florae europaeae : seu Enumeratio methodica plantarum phanerogamarum Europae indigenarum, indicatio distributionis geographicae singularum etc. 743, Colchicum × byzantinum var. laetum
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