Colchicum lingulatum
| Colchicum lingulatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. lingulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum lingulatum Boiss. & Spruner | |
Colchicum lingulatum is a plant species native to north-western Turkey and to Greece.[1][2]
Colchicum lingulatum blooms in early fall, with 3–4 cm (1" to 1.5") flowers of pink with widely spaced petals. The stamens are a prominent yellow. The foliage is produced after the flowers.[3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Colchicum lingulatum subsp. lingulatum - Greece and Turkey
- Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens K.Perss. - Turkey[4]
References
- 1 2 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum lingulatum
- ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
- ↑ Pierre Edmond Boissier & Wilhelm von Spruner. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 5: 66, Colchicum lingulatum
- ↑ Karin Persson. 1998. Candollea 53: 411, Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens
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