Colchicum alpinum Dc.

Colchique des alpes (fr), Colchique des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.045-0.105m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.11
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity very strong toxic (bulb), very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Colchicum alpinum habit picture by Emmanuelle Chat (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum alpinum habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum alpinum habit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Colchicum alpinum flower picture by Zioivan Beirut (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum alpinum flower picture by Jean-françois Garrigues (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum alpinum flower picture by Jean-françois Garrigues (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum alpinum world distribution map, present in Switzerland, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533221-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763806
COL ID WX99
BDTFX ID 18531
INPN ID 92124
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Colchicum pseudoparvulum Colchicum vallis-demonis Colchicum merenderoides Colchicum parvulum Colchicum alpinum var. parvulum Colchicum alpinum subsp. parvulum Colchicum alpinum subsp. merenderoides Colchicum alpinum