Colchicum bulbocodium Ker Gawl.

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

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.045-0.14m 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 - 0.14
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 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Colchicum bulbocodium habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Colchicum bulbocodium habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Colchicum bulbocodium leaf picture by Thomas Bühler (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum bulbocodium leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Colchicum bulbocodium flower picture by Robledo Maria (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum bulbocodium flower picture by laure (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum bulbocodium flower picture by Robledo Maria (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum bulbocodium world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russian Federation, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533249-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763847
COL ID 5ZL3Y
BDTFX ID 18547
INPN ID 92132
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Bulbocodium plantii Bulbocodium vernum Colchicum vernum Merendera verna Bulbocodium vernum f. plantii Colchicum crociflorum Colchicum bulbocodium

Lower taxons

Colchicum bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium Colchicum bulbocodium subsp. versicolor Colchicum bulbocodium var. edentatum