Colchicum variegatum L.

Colchique bigarré (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
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 1-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Polyp(Nose) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Colchicum variegatum flower picture by Esin Bozdogangil (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum variegatum flower picture by Esin Bozdogangil (cc-by-sa)
Colchicum variegatum flower picture by Esin Bozdogangil (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Colchicum variegatum world distribution map, present in Greece and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764052
COL ID 5ZKF7
BDTFX ID 77069
INPN ID 160967
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colchicum chionense Colchicum tessellatum Colchicum tessulatum Colchicum parkinsonii Colchicum variegatum subsp. parkinsonii Colchicum variegatum var. desii Colchicum variegatum f. decolorans Colchicum variegatum