Colchicum lingulatum

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. lingulatum
Binomial name
Colchicum lingulatum
Boiss. & Spruner

Colchicum lingulatum blooms in early fall, with 3–4 cm (1" to 1.5") flowers of pink with widely spaced petals. The stamens are a prominent yellow. The foliage is produced 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
  1. "Colchicum lingulatum Boiss. & Spruner". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum lingulatum
  3. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  4. Pierre Edmond Boissier & Wilhelm von Spruner. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 5: 66, Colchicum lingulatum
  5. Karin Persson. 1998. Candollea 53: 411, Colchicum lingulatum subsp. rigescens


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