Colchicum neapolitanum Ten.

Colchique (fr), Colchique à feuilles longues (fr), Colchique à longues feuilles (fr), Colchique de Naples (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.075-0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.2
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 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
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

Flower

Colchicum neapolitanum flower picture by mara scrilli (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum neapolitanum flower picture by Soresina Alessandro (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum neapolitanum world distribution map, present in France and Italy

Conservation status

Colchicum neapolitanum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533347-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763967
COL ID WXF3
BDTFX ID 18565
INPN ID 92151
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colchicum aetnense Colchicum neapolitanum Colchicum arenarium Colchicum autumnale var. neapolitanum Colchicum autumnale var. lucanum Colchicum neapolitanum var. aetnense Colchicum multiflorum subsp. aetnense