| Colchicum corsicum | |
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| Colchicum corsicum, Northeast Corsica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. corsicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum corsicum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family.[3] It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean.[2]
Colchicum corsicum is a perennial growing from an underground corm. Some individuals have pink flowers, others white, the two very often being intermingled in different individuals within a given population.[4][5]
References
- ^ Juillet, N. (2011). "Colchicum corsicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T161885A5508819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161885A5508819.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum corsicum
- ^ "Colchicum corsicum Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Baker, John Gilbert. 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17: 481, Colchicum corsicum
- ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
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