Colchicum cupanii
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| Mediterranean meadow saffron | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. cupanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum cupanii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Colchicum cupanii is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, known as the Mediterranean meadow saffron. It grows around much of the central Mediterranean Basin, reported from France, Sardinia, Italy, Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Sicily, Algeria, Malta and Tunisia.[1]
Colchicum cupanii is quite variable. Some specimens have flowers that open completely to a star shape, while others 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.[2][3]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Colchicum cupanii subsp. cupanii
- Colchicum cupanii subsp. glossophyllum (Heldr.) Rouy - Greece, Albania, Montenegro
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum cupanii
- ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Gussone, Giovanni. 1827. Florae Siculae Prodromus 1: 452, Colchicum cupani
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