| Colchicum cupani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. cupani |
| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum cupani Guss. |
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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]