| Colchicum variegatum | |
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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. variegatum |
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| Colchicum variegatum L. | |
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List
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Colchicum variegatum is a species of plant native to Greece and Turkey and cultivated in many other places.
Colchicum variegatum is a perennial herb forming an underground corm. Tepals are broadly lanceolate, white, mottled with numerous brown or purple markings, sometimes taking the form of spots, other times forming a checkerboard or chessboard pattern.
References
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 342,Colchicum variegatum
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum variegatum
- Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1807. Botanical Magazine 26: t. 1028, Colchicum variegatum
External links
- Greek Mountain Flora, photo of Colchicum variegatum at Mount Ochi on Evia Island
- Pacific Bulb Society, Colchicum variegatum