Colchicum dregei (C.Presl) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

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Characteristics

Cormous geophyte, stem usually developed, 5-100 mm long, rarely acaulescent. Leaves 3, linear-lanceolate, tapering or curled inwards, base sheathing, margins minutely denticulate, 4-150 x 1-4 mm; bracts foliar, base stem-clasping, papillate abaxially. Flowers 1 or 2, tepal claw 2-4 mm long, blade rhombic-lanceolate, green, 4-8 mm long; filaments basally pulvinate, purple, 1-2 mm long; styloids 1-2 mm long, smooth or papillate. Capsules shortly exserted on pedicels up to 25 mm long.
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Short-stemmed, cormous geophyte. Leaves sublinear. Flowers 1 or 2, often with aerial pedicels, subtended by green, leaf-like, linear bracts, tepals plane.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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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 dregei world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083477-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808257
COL ID WXBW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Androcymbium dregei Colchicum dregei