Colchicum montanum L.

Colchique des Pyrénées (fr), Colchique des montagnes (fr), Mérendère des montagnes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The bulb and the lower part of the stem are eaten raw. The bulb is peeled. The seeds are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
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

Habit

Colchicum montanum habit picture by Nicolas Lagarrigue (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum montanum habit picture by Sarami (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Colchicum montanum leaf picture by González Barri Xavi (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum montanum leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum montanum leaf picture by Jorge Maté (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Colchicum montanum flower picture by Chinarro Adrián (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum montanum flower picture by fly Irene (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum montanum flower picture by Alexandra Dall (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum montanum world distribution map, present in Spain, France, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533342-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763964
COL ID 5ZKDB
BDTFX ID 18563
INPN ID 92148
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Merendera montana Merendera bulbocodioides Merendera gredensis Colchicum hexapetalum Colchicum pyrenaicum Colchicum montanum Bulbocodium montanum Colchicum bulbocodioides Merendera bulbocodium Bulbocodium pyrenaicum Merendera pyrenaica Geophila pyrenaica Merendera montana var. bulbocodioides Merendera montana subsp. bulbocodioides Merendera bulbocodium var. bulbocodioides Merendera montana var. gredensis Merendera bulbocodium f. alba Bulbocodium broteri Bulbocodium colchicoides Bulbocodium lusitanicum