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Colchicum davisii

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Species of flowering plant

Colchicum davisii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: C. davisii
Binomial name
Colchicum davisii
C.D.Brickell

Colchicum davisii is a large-flowering plant species native to Turkey. The flowers are very pale pink and heavily tessellated with a white throat and prominent yellow anthers. They are produced in autumn. The corms, are elongated and have several growing points.

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum davisii
  2. Christopher David Brickell. 1998. New Plantsman 5(1): 15, Colchicum davisii
  3. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
Taxon identifiers
Colchicum davisii


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