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Cyclamen colchicum (Albov) Correvon  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesCyclamen colchicum (Albov) Correvon 
BibliographyJardin 11: 378 (1897)
Native Rangew. Transcaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude300-2500m
Descriptionleaves broadly cordate, crenate, abaxially purple, adaxially sparsely green-white variegate, petioles and stems densely red hirsute, corolla lobes 8-12mm long, oblong
Size10-15cm
Colorpink
Bloomautumn
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 europaeum var. colchicum Albov
Cyclamen europaeum ssp. ponticum (Albov) O.Schwarz
Cyclamen europaeum var. ponticum Albov
Cyclamen ponticum (Albov) Pobed.
Cyclamen purpurascens ssp. ponticum (Albov) Grey-Wilson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
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