Colchicum praeirroratum (U.Müll.-doblies & D.Müll.-doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

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Characteristics

Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves 3, lower 2 spreading, ovate to lanceolate, 50-100 x 15-20 mm, margins smooth, uppermost erect, conduplicate, rhombic, bract-like; bracts rhombic, conduplicate, emarginate, green flushed red or purple basally, margins minutely ciliolate. Flowers 1 or 2, tepal claw 9-12 mm long, blade auriculate-cucullate, ±10 mm long; filaments 5-8 mm long, purple, anthers 4-7 mm long; styloids ±10 mm long.
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Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, margins smooth. Flowers enclosed in erect, conduplicate, rhombic green bracts flushed red or purple basally, margins minutely ciliolate, tepals auriculate below, filaments purple, anthers 4-7 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Colchicum praeirroratum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083500-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808285
COL ID WXFW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Colchicum praeirroratum Androcymbium praeirroratum