...Autumn-planted bulbous plant of the genus Colchicum in the family Liliaceae (illustration). Also known as meadow saffron, it has the unusual and interesting property of blooming on a desk even without soil or water. The bulb is the size of an onion, covered with a brown outer skin, and has a protrusion called a leg at the bottom. From late September to October, beautiful flowers that look like large, pink-pink crocuses bloom one after another. The following spring, the plant grows leaves like stalks at the base, reaching a height of about 20 to 30 cm, then withers and goes dormant in early June. There are about 60 species of Colchicum (English name autumn crocus, meadow saffron) distributed from Europe to North Africa and Persia. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Colchicum" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ユリ科コルキカム属の秋植球根植物(イラスト)。別名イヌサフランと呼ばれ,土や水がなくても机の上で花が咲く珍しい,おもしろい性質がある。球根はタマネギ大の大きさで茶褐色の外皮をかぶり,底部に脚と呼ばれる突起がある。9月下旬から10月に藤桃色のクロッカスを大きくしたような美花が次々と咲く。翌春オモトのような葉を根生,草丈20~30cmぐらいまで伸び,6月上旬には枯れて休眠する。 コルキカム属Colchicum(英名autumn crocus∥meadow saffron)はヨーロッパから北アフリカ,ペルシアにかけて約60種が分布している。… ※「Colchicum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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