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Colchicum baytopiorum

Plants

Family: Colchicaceae · Genus: Colchicum

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Colchicum baytopiorum is a plant species native to western Turkey and to the Greek island of Rhodes. It has small, bright pink-purple flowers measuring 4 cm (1.5") across. It is unusual in the genus in producing small leaves in autumn while in bloom, as opposed to producing leaves in spring. It has a chromosome number of 46, 54 or 108. The species was named in honor of Turkish botanist Asuman Baytop.

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