Colchicum atticum Spruner ex Tomm.

Colchique bulbocodium (fr), Bulbocodium printanier (fr), Bulbocode du printemps (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.03-0.06m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.06
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Colchicum atticum world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533231-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763823
COL ID WX9P
BDTFX ID 18540
INPN ID 92126
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colchicum atticum Merendera rhodopea Merendera attica Bulbocodium atticum