Contains 2 genera and 4 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
COLCHICACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
LILIALES
COLCHICACEAE
Identification Key
1. With lobed corms; leaf blade apex terminated by a tendril; tepals strongly reflexed, usually partly or wholly orange to red, usually strongly undulate, 4-8 cm long
1. With short or elongate rhizomes; leaf blade apex without a tendril; tepals strict to distally spreading, not noticeably undulate, whitish to pale yellow, 1-4 cm long