Colchicum luteum Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Stony or earthy hillsides and alpine meadows at higher altitudes.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Familial mediterranean fever (aerial part), Gout (aerial part), Liver cirrhosis (aerial part), Meningitis (aerial part), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Gout (seed), Inflammation (seed), Liver diseases (seed), Splenic diseases (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (stem), Antirheumatic agents (stem), Aphrodisiacs (stem), Cardiovascular system (stem), Flatulence (stem), Gout (stem), Laxatives (stem), Liver diseases (stem), Pain (stem), General tonic for rejuvenation (stem), Splenic diseases (stem), Anodyne (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Splenitis (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Heart diseases (unspecified), Hypoglycemic agents (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Poliomyelitis (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Colchicum luteum unspecified picture

Distribution

Colchicum luteum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533333-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763950
COL ID 5ZKCL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colchicum luteum