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Colchicum corsicum

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Colchicum corsicum
Colchicum corsicum, Northeast Corsica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. corsicum
Binomial name
Colchicum corsicum
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

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  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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum corsicum
  3. ^ "Colchicum corsicum Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  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