Colchicum corsicum

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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]

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Colchicum corsicum
Colchicum corsicum, Northeast Corsica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. corsicum
Binomial name
Colchicum corsicum
Synonyms[2]
  • Colchicum neapolitanum var. corsicum (Baker) Fiori
  • Colchicum autumnale var. corsicum (Baker) Fiori
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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]

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