Colchicaceae

Showy colchicum

Colchicum speciosum Steven

Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: لحلاح خلاب, سورنجان خلاب
arz: لحلاح خلاب
azb: گؤزل واختسیزچیچک
Azerbaijani: Gözəl vaxtsızçiçək, Əzəmətli vaxsızçiçək
Chinese: 美丽秋水仙, 美麗秋水仙, 白花美丽秋水仙
Czech: Ocún ozdobný
English: Showy colchicum
German: Riesen-Herbstzeitlose
os: Куыдзынуры
Persian: گلحسرت زیبا, گل حسرت زیبا
Polish: Zimowit powabny
Russian: Безвременник великолепный
Swedish: Prakttidlösa
Turkish: Vargit çiçeği

Synonyms

Colchicum bornmuelleri Freyn
Colchicum giganteum hort. ex Stef.
Colchicum giganteum S.Arn.
Colchicum hyrcanicum Woronow ex Stef.
Colchicum hyrcanicum Woronow
Colchicum latifolium Griseb.
Colchicum lenkoranicum (Miscz.) Grossh.
Colchicum speciosum var. lenkoranicum Miscz.

Photos

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Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.