Colchicum variegatum L. is a plant in the Colchicaceae family, order Liliales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Colchicum variegatum L.

Colchicum variegatum L.

Colchicum variegatum is a perennial herb native to Greece and Turkey, with patterned white tepals and an underground corm.

Family
Genus
Colchicum
Order
Liliales
Class
Liliopsida

About Colchicum variegatum L.

Colchicum variegatum L. is a species of flowering plant that is native to Greece and Turkey, and it is cultivated in many other locations around the world. It is a perennial herb that grows from an underground corm. Its tepals are broadly lanceolate in shape, and they are white with mottling made up of numerous brown or purple markings. These markings can sometimes appear as separate spots, and other times they form a checkerboard pattern.

Photo: (c) Konstantinos Kalaentzis, all rights reserved, uploaded by Konstantinos Kalaentzis

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Liliales Colchicaceae Colchicum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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