Colchicum laetum

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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]

Colchicum laetum is a species of Colchicum found in south east Russia through to the Caucasus.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Colchicum laetum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-09-11 
  2. Leeds, Roy (2006), Autumn Bulbs, B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-8962-0 


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