[pbs] Colchicums in the wild
Jane McGary
janemcgary at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 28 16:40:47 EST 2006
I have added a few photos to the wiki of colchicums seen in the wild. The
most interesting no doubt is Colchicum sanguicolle:
<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Colchicum_sanguicolle_JM2.jpg>http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Colchicum_sanguicolle_JM2.jpg
I had never heard of this species, but it is an attractive one of the
small-to-medium size range. The name means "blood-red neck," so this must
be the redneck colchicum. The name refers to the prophyll (sheathing leaf),
which sticks up a little above the soil around the floral tube and is
indeed a striking, shiny deep red. I saw it in three sites in southwestern
Turkey.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA
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