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Cyclamen elegans Boiss. & Buhse  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesCyclamen elegans Boiss. & Buhse 
BibliographyNouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 145 (1860)
Native Rangen. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptioncorms spherical, leaves ovate, cordate, obtuse, entire, adaxially white variegate, abaxially purple, calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate, acuminate, corolla lobes oblong
Size5-8cm
Colordeep violet
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark
division of resting tubers
SynonymsCyclamen coum ssp. elegans (Boiss. & Buhse) Grey-Wilson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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