Colchicum circinatum (Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

Acaulescent, cormous geophyte, usually clumped. Leaves 3, glaucous, often purple-spotted, lower 2 narrowly lanceolate-attenuate, coiled and often undulate or crispulate, under surface sometimes pubescent, margins smooth or ciliate, 60-150 x 5-20 mm, uppermost erect, bract-like; bracts ovate, glaucous, often purple-spotted, margins smooth or ciliate. Flowers hidden by bracts, 1 or 2, tepal claw 5-6 mm long, blade auriculate, green, 7-10 mm long; filaments 6-8 mm long, anthers 4-5 mm long; styloids ±6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 7-8
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Colchicum circinatum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083467-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808246
COL ID 5ZKD3
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Synonyms

Androcymbium circinatum Colchicum circinatum Androcymbium circinatum subsp. circinatum

Lower taxons

Colchicum circinatum subsp. vestitum Colchicum circinatum subsp. circinatum