Colchicum filifolium Stef.

Mérendère à feuilles filiformes (fr), Colchique à feuilles filiformes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.12m 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 - 0.12
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 -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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

Leaf

Colchicum filifolium leaf picture by Jean Burger (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum filifolium leaf picture by Sánchez García (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Colchicum filifolium flower picture by Mato Rafael (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum filifolium flower picture by Loret Renaud (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum filifolium flower picture by Rafael Alvarez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum filifolium world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Morocco, and Portugal

Conservation status

Colchicum filifolium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533290-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763897
COL ID WXCD
BDTFX ID 18554
INPN ID 92139
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Merendera filifolia Merendera linifolia Merendera filifolia var. atlantica Bulbocodium filifolium Bulbocodium balearicum Bulbocodium fontanesii Colchicum filifolium