Native to Iran, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye; introduced into Altay, West Siberia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Borjomi (Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden)
41.760833, 43.521389
Location Remarks
Town of Bakuriani.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Colchicaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Specific Epithet
speciosum
Authorship
Steven
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#311,990 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy