Colchicum hungaricum, Janka

3. C. hungaricum Janka , Term. Fiiz. 10: 75 (1886)

(incl. C. doerfleri Halacsy ).

Corm 2-3 x 1-2 cm, oblong; tunic dark brown, papery to subcoriaceous, with a short neck. Leaves 2(-3), 3-6(-10)cm at anthesis, up to 20 cm x 10-20 mm at maturity, linear-lanceolate, acute; margins retrorsely ciliate; dorsal surface sometimes entirely or partially covered with short hairs. Flowers (1—)3—6(—8); perianth-segments up to 30x6-7 mm, purplishpink, pink or white, elliptic-lanceolate or narrowly elliptical, acute. Filaments up to 10 mm; anthers 2-3-5 mm, purplishblack; pollen yellow or orange. Styles straight or slightly curved at apex; stigmas punctiform. Capsule c. 10 mm, subglobose. Flowering December to April. 2m= 54 Stony places and dry hillsides. From Hungary to Macedonia. Al Bu Gr Hu Ju.