Colchicum speciosum Steven

Showy colchicum (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
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°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Colchicum speciosum world distribution map, present in Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533389-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764019
COL ID WXGS
BDTFX ID 18560
INPN ID 92145
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Synonyms

Colchicum speciosum Colchicum bornmuelleri Colchicum giganteum Colchicum lenkoranicum Colchicum hyrcanicum Colchicum latifolium Colchicum speciosum var. lenkoranicum