Colchicum hungaricum

Colchicum hungaricum, popularly known as the Hungarian crocus, is a species of Colchicum found in Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Bulgaria.[1] It has white or pinkish-lilac flowers and blooms in very early spring.[2] It was first described by Viktor Janka in 1886.[3]

Colchicum hungaricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. hungaricum
Binomial name
Colchicum hungaricum
Synonyms[1]
  • Colchicum bulbocodioides subsp. hungaricum Janka
  • Colchicum hungaricum f. albiflorum K.Maly
  • Colchicum montanum var. croaticum A.Grove

The Hungarian crocus was depicted on the 2 Forint coin of Hungary from 1992 to 2008.[4]

References
  1. "Genus Colchicum". worldplants.de. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. "Colchicum species a-h". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. "Colchicum hungaricum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. "2 Forint". Numista. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.