Primulaceae
European cyclamen
Cyclamen purpurascens
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Cyclamen
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Common names
By language (22)
- Arabic
- عرطنيثيا, بخور مريم/بقلامس/ ركفة/اليربع
- arz
- بوربوراسين بخور مريم
- Chinese
- 欧洲仙客来
- Croatian
- Divlja ciklama, Europska ciklama
- Czech
- Brambořík nachový
- dsb
- Źiwa alpowa fijałka
- Dutch
- Alpenviooltje
- English
- European cyclamen, Cyclamen
- Finnish
- Alppisyklaami
- French
- Cyclamen d'Europe, Marron de cochon
- German
- Europäisches Alpenveilchen, Wildes Alpenveilchen
- hsb
- Dźiwja alpska fijałka
- Hungarian
- Erdei ciklámen
- Italian
- Ciclamini delle Alpi, Ciclamino delle Alpi
- Japanese
- シクラメン・プルプラセンス, 原種シクラメン
- Polish
- Cyklamen purpurowy, Cyklamen europejski
- Serbian (Latin)
- Divlja ciklama
- Slovak
- Cyklámen purpurový
- Slovenian
- Navadna ciklama, Kokorik
- Spanish
- Ciclamen de Europa
- Tamil
- சீமை மீன்கொல்லி
- Western Frisian
- Alpenfioeltsje
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 2,197 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Esteban Stefano Pavan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wieser, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Dino Babić, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.