Class Monocotyledoneae, monocots, מחלקה חד-פסיגיים

Family Colchicaceae,
Colchicaceae Plant Family, משפחת סתווניים


Perennial herbs; stock a corm, occasionally stoloniferous, enclosed by tunics which are frequently extended into a neck above the corm. Flowers solitary or in fascicles, purple, pink or white. perianth of two rows of equal or subequal segments united below into a long, narrow tube.Styles 3, free.Ovary subterranean. Fruit capsule. Seeds numerous.

Genus Colchicum, סתוונית:
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Colchicum tunicatum



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