Biology:Colchicum corsicum

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Short description: Species of plant

Colchicum corsicum
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Colchicum corsicum, Northeast Corsica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. corsicum
Binomial name
Colchicum corsicum
Baker
Synonyms[2]
  • Colchicum neapolitanum var. corsicum (Baker) Fiori
  • Colchicum autumnale var. corsicum (Baker) Fiori

Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family.[3] It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean.[2]

Colchicum corsicum is a perennial growing from an underground corm. Some individuals have pink flowers, others white, the two very often being intermingled in different individuals within a given population.[4][5]

References

  1. Juillet, N. (2011). "Colchicum corsicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T161885A5508819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161885A5508819.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161885/5508819. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum corsicum
  3. "Colchicum corsicum Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533270-1. 
  4. Baker, John Gilbert. 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17: 481, Colchicum corsicum
  5. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN:0-7134-8962-6

Wikidata ☰ Q1300215 entry