Colchicum variegatum explained

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]

External links

• Greek Mountain Flora, photo of Colchicum variegatum at Mount Ochi on Evia Island
• Pacific Bulb Society, Colchicum variegatum

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358361#page/354/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 342,Colchicum variegatum
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=302981 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum variegatum
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/472085#page/161/mode/1up Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1807. Botanical Magazine 26: t. 1028, Colchicum variegatum