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Colchicum laetum (Colchicum laetum)

Description

Colchicum laetum is a species of Colchicum found in south east Russia through to the Caucasus. A plant known in cultivation as C. laetum 'Pink Star' is thought to be a selection of Colchicum byzantinum. It has flowers which are pale purple-pink with rounded ends; the petals of each bloom are often held parallel to the soil surface.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Liliales

            • Family: Colchicaceae

              • Genus: Colchicum