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Colchicaceae

34 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Colchicaceae

Baeometra uniflora (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis

Baeometra uniflora, commonly called beetle lily, is a geophyte native to South Africa's southwestern Cape, invasive in Australia.

Burchardia umbellata R.Br.

Burchardia umbellata is a small herb with edible tubers eaten by Aboriginal Australians, grown from seed in containers.

Colchicum autumnale L.

Colchicum autumnale is a toxic herbaceous perennial native to Europe, source of the drug colchicine used in medicine and plant breeding.

Colchicum montanum L.

Colchicum montanum L. is described with linear, very spreading leaves, and references to Loefl., Bauh., and Clus. are provided.

Colchicum stevenii Kunth

Colchicum stevenii Kunth is an eastern Mediterranean autumn-blooming perennial corm plant that flowers after the first rain.

Disporum kawakamii Hayata

Additional specimens of Disporum kawakamii Hayata were examined from multiple locations across various counties and cities in Taiwan, with details of collection dates, collectors, and specimen numbers provided for each site.

Gloriosa superba L.

Gloriosa superba L. is a climbing poisonous perennial plant widely used in traditional medicine, and it is the national flower of Zimbabwe.

Tripladenia cunninghamii D.Don

Tripladenia is a monotypic Colchicaceae genus with one native Australian species, Tripladenia cunninghamii.

Uvularia grandiflora Sm.

Uvularia grandiflora Sm. is a large-flowered herbaceous woodland perennial native to North America, grown ornamentally and awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Uvularia perfoliata L.

Uvularia perfoliata is a perennial herb native to eastern North America, found in a range of forest and woodland habitats.

Uvularia puberula Michx.

Uvularia puberula, mountain bellwort, is a US native perennial herb with 1-3 pale yellow flowers per stem.

Uvularia sessilifolia L.

Uvularia sessilifolia is a species of bellwort native to eastern and central North America, with a known cultivated variegated form.

Wurmbea dioica (R.Br.) F.Muell.

Wurmbea dioica is a small Australian herb with three subspecies that grows across most of Australia in various habitats.

Uvularia floridana Chapm.

Uvularia floridana, Florida bellwort, is a perennial herb native to the southeastern United States.

Ornithoglossum vulgare B.Nord.

Ornithoglossum vulgare B.Nord. is a toxic bulb lily native to arid and semi-arid areas of southern and East Africa.

Ornithoglossum undulatum Sweet

Ornithoglossum undulatum Sweet is a cormous perennial native to southern Africa, with night-fragrant flowers and a preference for sunny, well-drained conditions.