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Colchicum corsicum (Colchicum corsicum)

Description

Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant, closely related to Colchicum autumnale. It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean. 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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Liliales

            • Family: Colchicaceae

              • Genus: Colchicum