Colchicum corsicum Baker

Colchique de Corse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.06-0.15m 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) 0.06 - 0.15
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 -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

Usage

Uses -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Colchicum corsicum flower picture by Cassia Touchais (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum corsicum world distribution map, present in France

Conservation status

Colchicum corsicum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533270-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763872
COL ID WXB8
BDTFX ID 18551
INPN ID 92136
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colchicum corsicum Colchicum autumnale var. corsicum Colchicum neapolitanum var. corsicum