Kingdom Plantae Family Colchicaceae Scientific name Colchicum bulbocodium Rank Species | Order Liliales Genus Colchicum Higher classification Colchicum | |
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Similar Colchicum, Colchicum bulbocodium subsp ve, Colchicaceae, Merendera, Colchicum alpinum | ||
Colchicum bulbocodium, the Spring Meadow Saffron is a species of alpine bulbs native to mountain ranges across Europe from the Pyrenees to the Caucasus (Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania, the former Yugoslavia, Ukraine, southern European Russia).
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Colchicum bulbocodium is cultivated as ornamental plants in many places. It has flowers considered ideal for the rock garden, which is beautiful en masse. The plant is a hardy spring flower bulb, very small in size, reaching about 7–10 cm high. From April to June, the strap-shaped leaves emerge with pink-to-purple crocus-like flowers, 3–8 cm in diameter. As all the species of the genus Colchicum, the species is a poisonous plant.
Colchicum bulbocodium
Subspecies and Varieties
Three infraspecific taxa of the species are currently recognized:
