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Colchicaceae

Colchicum bulbocodium Ker Gawl.

Family
Colchicaceae
Genus
Colchicum

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Colchicum bulbocodium (Colchicum bulbocodium)
FlowerPhoto: Roman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)
Arabic
زريرة, زعفران المرج
arz
نبات اللحلاح
Catalan
Bulbocodi
Czech
Ocúnovec jarní
French
Campanette, Bulbocode
German
Frühlingslichtblume
Hungarian
Egyhajúvirág, Tavaszi egyhajúvirág
Persian
زعفران کوهی
Russian
Брандушка весенняя
Ukrainian
Брандушка різнобарвна

Synonyms

  • Bulbocodium vernum L.
  • Colchicum vernum (L.) Stef.
  • Merendera verna (L.) Bubani

Flowers

In flower
February to May (from 298 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.