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Colchicum
Colchicum ( KOL-chik-əm or KOL-kik-əm) is a genus of perennial flowering plants containing around 160 species which grow from bulb-like corms. It is a member of the botanical family Colchicaceae, and is native to West Asia, Europe, parts of the Mediterranean coast, down the East African coast to South Africa and the Western Cape. In this genus, the ovary of the flower is underground. As a consequence, the styles are extremely long in proportion, often more than 10 cm (4 in). All species in the genus are toxic.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Colchicum subgen. Colchicum
subgenusColchicum
Green Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum eucomoides
White Cup-and-saucer
speciesColchicum burchellii
Pyjama Flower
speciesColchicum melanthioides
Colchicum europaeum
speciesColchicum europaeum
Striped Pajamaflower
speciesColchicum striatum
White Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum capense
Colchicum gramineum
speciesColchicum gramineum
Palestinian Meadow Saffron
speciesColchicum palaestinum
Coil Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum volutare
Men-in-a-Longboat
speciesColchicum longipes
Colchicum psammophilum
speciesColchicum psammophilum
Wavy Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum circinatum
One-Man-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum cuspidatum
Colchicum decaisnei
speciesColchicum decaisnei
Colchicum scabromarginatum
speciesColchicum scabromarginatum
Colchicum burkei
speciesColchicum burkei
Whiterim Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum albomarginatum
Libyan Meadow Saffron
speciesColchicum rechingeri
Colchicum decipiens
speciesColchicum decipiens
Colchicum schimperi
speciesColchicum schimperi
Rose Pajamaflower
speciesColchicum roseum
Colchicum woronowii
speciesColchicum woronowii
Colchicum vanjaarsveldii
speciesColchicum vanjaarsveldii
Colchicum schimperianum
speciesColchicum schimperianum
Star-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum asteroides
Colchicum crispum
speciesColchicum crispum
Colchicum exiguum
speciesColchicum exiguum
Men-in-a-Balloon
speciesColchicum dregei
Natal Pajamaflower
speciesColchicum natalense
Colchicum graecum
speciesColchicum graecum
Colchicum guessfeldtianum
speciesColchicum guessfeldtianum
Baboon Slippers
speciesColchicum orienticapense
Desert Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum bellum
Swazi Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum swazicum
Colchicum confusum
speciesColchicum confusum
Colchicum euboeum
speciesColchicum euboeum
Colchicum albofenestratum
speciesColchicum albofenestratum
Colchicum ciliolatum
speciesColchicum ciliolatum
Colchicum rausii
speciesColchicum rausii
Hantam Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum hantamense
Colchicum varians
speciesColchicum varians
Colchicum hierrense
speciesColchicum hierrense
Colchicum irroratum
speciesColchicum irroratum
Eksteen Men-in-a-Boat
speciesColchicum henssenianum
Colchicum villosum
speciesColchicum villosum
Colchicum buchubergense
speciesColchicum buchubergense
Colchicum pulchellum
speciesColchicum pulchellum
Colchicum crenulatum
speciesColchicum crenulatum
Colchicum etesionamibense
speciesColchicum etesionamibense
Colchicum walteri
speciesColchicum walteri
Colchicum worsonense
speciesColchicum worsonense
Colchicum polyphyllum
speciesColchicum polyphyllum
Colchicum dolichantherum
speciesColchicum dolichantherum
Colchicum davisii
speciesColchicum davisii
Colchicum sieheanum
speciesColchicum sieheanum
Colchicum hirsutum
speciesColchicum hirsutum
Colchicum sanguicolle
speciesColchicum sanguicolle
Colchicum praeirroratum
speciesColchicum praeirroratum
Colchicum leistneri
speciesColchicum leistneri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.586
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.705
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.374
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.391
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.390
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.388
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.389
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.578
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.831
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.650
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1280
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1279
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131587.