Colchicum scabromarginatum (Schltr. & K.Krause) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

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Characteristics

Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves 3, lower 2 spreading, ovate, glaucous, 50-90 x 30-70 mm, margins smooth or minutely ciliolate, uppermost erect and shallowly curved, bract-like; bracts ovate, margins smooth. Flowers 1-4, honey-scented, tepal claw 6-10 mm long, blade auriculate-cucullate, 8-12 mm long; filaments 5-9 mm long, anthers 4-5 mm long; styloids 7-15 mm long. July-Aug.(Sept.).
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Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves 3, lower 2 spreading, ovate, glaucous, 50-90 x 30-70 mm, margins smooth or minutely ciliolate, uppermost erect and shallowly curved, bract-like; bracts ovate, margins smooth. Flowers 1-4, honey-scented, tepal claw 6-10 mm long, blade auriculate-cucullate, 8-12 mm long; filaments 5-9 mm long, anthers 4-5 mm long; styloids 7-15 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 1-2
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
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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 scabromarginatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083504-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808289
COL ID WXGJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Androcymbium scabromarginatum Colchicum scabromarginatum