Cyclamen purpurascens Mill.

Cyclamen (en), Cyclamen des alpes (fr), Marron de cochon (fr), Cyclamen pourpré (fr), Cyclamen rouge pourpre (fr), Cyclamen d'Europe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Cyclamen

Characteristics

A herb. It forms a tuber.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.13
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The tubers have been used as a famine food. They are boiled.
Uses material medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use Cathartics (stem), Mycoses (tuber), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (tuber)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cyclamen purpurascens habit picture by Lennaert Steen (cc-by-sa)
Cyclamen purpurascens habit picture by Ernst Fürst (cc-by-sa)
Cyclamen purpurascens habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cyclamen purpurascens leaf picture by Julia Tinhof (cc-by-sa)
Cyclamen purpurascens leaf picture by luigi GRECO (cc-by-sa)
Cyclamen purpurascens leaf picture by Labbri Mirko (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cyclamen purpurascens flower picture by Alfons Krismann (cc-by-sa)
Cyclamen purpurascens flower picture by Jules Tevissen (cc-by-sa)
Cyclamen purpurascens flower picture by Wolfgang Greller (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyclamen purpurascens world distribution map, present in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Province of China, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Cyclamen purpurascens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700772-1
WFO ID wfo-0000631845
COL ID 32SMF
BDTFX ID 75079
INPN ID 93708
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cyclamen clusii Cyclamen holochlorum Cyclamen lilacinum Cyclamen littorale Cyclamen purpurascens Cyclamen aestivum Cyclamen cordifolium Cyclamen cyclophyllum Cyclamen deltoideum Cyclamen europaeum Cyclamen floridum Cyclamen hastatum Cyclamen retroflexum Cyclamen umbratile Cyclamen variegatum Cyclamen breviflorum Cyclamen officinale Cyclaminus europaea Cyclaminus europaeus Cyclamen europaeum var. immaculatum Cyclamen purpurascens f. album Cyclamen purpurascens f. carmineolineatum Cyclamen rotundifolium

Lower taxons

Cyclamen purpurascens subsp. immaculatum