Colchicum lingulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. lingulatum
Binomial name
Colchicum lingulatum
Boiss. & Spruner

Colchicum lingulatum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family.[1] It is native to north-western Turkey and to Greece.[2][3] Colchicum lingulatum blooms in early autumn, with pink flowers approximately 3–4 cm (1" to 1.5") in size, with widely spaced petals. The stamens are a prominent yellow. The foliage begins to grow after the flowers.[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Colchicum lingulatum subsp. lingulatum - Greece and Turkey
  • Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens K.Perss. - Turkey[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Colchicum lingulatum Boiss. & Spruner". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum lingulatum
  3. ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  4. ↑ Pierre Edmond Boissier & Wilhelm von Spruner. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 5: 66, Colchicum lingulatum
  5. ↑ Karin Persson. 1998. Candollea 53: 411, Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens


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