Colchicum variegatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Colchicum |
Species: | C. variegatum
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Binomial name | |
Colchicum variegatum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Colchicum variegatum is a species of plant native to Greece and Turkey and cultivated in many other places. [1] [2]
Colchicum variegatum is a perennial herb forming an underground corm. Tepals are broadly lanceolate, white, mottled with numerous brown or purple markings, sometimes taking the form of spots, other times forming a checkerboard or chessboard pattern. [3]