Colchicum corsicum explained

Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family.[1] 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.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colchicum corsicum Baker. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. July 19, 2020.
  2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=302815 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum corsicum
  3. Baker, John Gilbert. 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17: 481, Colchicum corsicum
  4. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Colchicum corsicum".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.