Colchicum macrophyllum B.L. Burtt
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. – Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem; Athens: Hellenic Botanical Society. p. 334
