Noah's Ark Timeless
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The Noah's Ark timeless ( Colchicum trigynum ) (three-stemmed timeless) is a species of the timeless genus ( Colchicum ) in the timeless family (Colchicaceae).
description
The Noah's Ark Timeless is a perennial bulbous plant that reaches heights of 5 to 10 centimeters. The tubers are erect and ovoid. The rarely 2, usually 3 to 4 leaves are bare. At flowering time they measure 1.5 to 7 × 0.2 to 1.7 centimeters and are shorter than the flowers , later they reach 10 to 22 × 0.4 to 3 centimeters. The mostly 1 to 2, rarely 3 flowers are white to pinkish purple. The tepal sheaths measure 18 to 40 × 4 to 10 millimeters, are narrowly lanceolate and mostly have auricles.
The seemingly divided flower stalks are striking. The flowers (one to three pieces) each consist of six petals. They each arise from a short (mostly hidden) stem and consist of long, thin stems that appear to form a tube. The flowering period extends from March to April, rarely beginning in February. It can be about 3 weeks at low temperatures.
Occurrence
The Noah's Ark Timeless occurs in Turkey (with the exception of the north-west), in the Caucasus, in Transcaucasia and in northern Iran on dry mountain slopes and open meadows at altitudes of 1300 to 2800 (rarely from 750) meters.
Taxonomy
Synonyms of Colchicum trigynum (Steven ex Adam) Stearn are: Bulbocodium trigynum Steven ex Adam , Merendera caucasica M.Bieb. , Colchicum caucasicum (M.Bieb.) Spreng. and Merendera trigyna (Steven ex Adam) Stapf .
use
The Noah's Ark Timeless is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens. The species has been in culture since 1823 at the latest.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008. ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
- Hooker, in Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1838) plate 3690 + text. (available online, see web links)
Individual evidence
- ^ Hooker, in Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1838); plate 3690 + text. (see web links)
- ↑ a b Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Colchicum trigynum. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ↑ Stearn, WT, Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 72, p. 341–344 (see web links)
