Colchicum melanthioides subsp. australe (U.Müll.-doblies & D.Müll.-doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Cormous, acaulescent herb, up to 250 mm high. Leaves in a basal rosette, spreading; blade linear or narrowly ovate, up to 170 mm long. Flowers: bracts mauve or white with darker veins; perianth with blade 4.5-7.0 mm long, concave at base, claw 3.5-5.0 mm long, as long as blade or shorter; Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

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 -

Distribution

Colchicum melanthioides subsp. australe world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083495-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808280
COL ID 5GJV7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Androcymbium melanthioides subsp. australe Colchicum melanthioides subsp. australe