Colchicum variegatum (Colchicum variegatum)
Description
Colchicum variegatum is a plant species native to Greece and Turkey but cultivated in many other places. Colchicum variegatum is a perennial herb forming an underground corm. Tepals are broadly lanceolate, white, mottled with numerous brown or purple markings, sometimes taking the form of spots, other times forming a checkerboard (or chess-board, if you prefer) pattern.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Liliales
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Family: Colchicaceae
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Genus: Colchicum
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