| Colchicum alpinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Colchicum |
| Species: | C. alpinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Colchicum alpinum | |
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Colchicum alpinum, the alpine autumn crocus, is a corm-forming perennial with pale, delicate rosy-purple flowers, similar to C. autumnale but smaller.[2] It is native to the Alps and the Appennini of Italy, Switzerland, France and Sicily, and cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[1][3]
Corm with flower bud
Colchicum alpinum in Les Grandes Rousses (Oisans)
Colchicum alpinum in a collector garden
Leaves in the spring
Seed capsule
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