Biology:Colchicum lingulatum
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Short description: Species of plant
| Colchicum lingulatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. lingulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum lingulatum Boiss. & Spruner
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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
- ↑ "Colchicum lingulatum Boiss. & Spruner". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533329-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum lingulatum
- ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN:0-7134-8962-6
- ↑ Pierre Edmond Boissier & Wilhelm von Spruner. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 5: 66, Colchicum lingulatum
- ↑ Karin Persson. 1998. Candollea 53: 411, Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens
Wikidata ☰ Q5142138 entry
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