Colchicum corsicum
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Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant
, closely related to Colchicum autumnale
. It is native to the island of Corsica
and has pink and white flowered forms in the wild, of which a population tends to be divided equally between the two colours.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
, closely related to Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron or naked lady, is a flower which resembles the true crocuses, but flowering in autumn...
. It is native to the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
and has pink and white flowered forms in the wild, of which a population tends to be divided equally between the two colours.