Colchicum macrophyllum B.L. Burtt

Colchicum macrophyllum B.L. Burtt

Synonymy

    • "Colchicum latifolium" auct. fl. graec., non Sm., err. sec. Dimopoulos & al. 20131
    • 1. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31
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    Taxon info

    Colchicum macrophyllum is one of several autumn-flowering species of this genus. It is almost endemic to the Aegean area, extending locally to SW Anatolia, growing on dry, rocky slopes at low altitude (0–700 m). The plants in the photo (from the island of Simi) have been cultivated for more than 20 years in the Göteborg Botanical Garden. The leaves, which develop after flowering, are conspicuously large and somewhat pleated.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 334 [Plate 9.4]

    Distribution

    GR(WAe KK EAe

    Greece (East Aegean islands present; Kriti and Karpathos present; West Aegean islands present)

    Status

    Native / Non Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    East Mediterranean

    Life-form

    Geophyte (Cryptophyte)

    Habitat

    Xeric Mediterranean Phrygana and grasslands, Woodlands and scrub

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    Yes

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