Colchicum hungaricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. hungaricum
Binomial name
Colchicum hungaricum
Synonyms[1]
  • Colchicum bulbocodioides subsp. hungaricum Janka
  • Colchicum hungaricum f. albiflorum K.Maly
  • Colchicum montanum var. croaticum A.Grove

Colchicum hungaricum, popularly known as the Hungarian crocus, is a species of Colchicum found in Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Bulgaria.[1] It has white or pinkish-lilac flowers and blooms in very early spring.[2] It was first described by Viktor Janka in 1886.[3]

The Hungarian crocus was depicted on the 2 Forint coin of Hungary from 1992 to 2008.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus Colchicum". worldplants.de. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Colchicum species a-h". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Colchicum hungaricum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "2 Forint". Numista. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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