Colchicum cupani

Mediterranean meadow saffron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: C. cupani
Binomial name
Colchicum cupani
Guss.
Synonyms[1]
  • Colchicum bertolonii var. angustifolium Tod.
  • Colchicum bertolonii var. cupanii (Guss.) Parl.
  • Colchicum montanum var. cupanii (Guss.) Fiori

Colchicum cupani is a widespread species, known as the Mediterranean meadow saffron, which grows around much of the central Mediterranean Basin, reported from France, Sardinia, Italy, Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Sicily, Algeria, Malta and Tunisia.[1]

Colchicum cupani is quite variable. Some specimens have flowers that open completely to a star shape, while other specimens remain cup-shaped. The pink to purple, untessellated flowers are small, up to 3 cm (1") in diameter, but are produced in abundance in the fall. The foliage is also produced in the fall.[2][3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum cupani
  2. ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  3. ↑ Gussone, Giovanni. 1827. Florae Siculae Prodromus 1: 452, Colchicum cupani


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