Saturday, September 14, 2024

Colchicum bivonae

804_1493 [Colchicum bivonae]
 
Colchicum bivonae is an Autumn flowering plant
that blooms from early September to mid-November
in mountainous regions (300-1300m) of Italy, the Balkans ang Greece
with the exceptions of Crete and the Cyclades islands.
 
Beautiful but also highly poisonous
due to colchicine existing in all parts of the plant:
the leaves, the flower and especially in the bulb. 
 
 
IMG_4370 [Colchicum bivonae]

 
801_7542 [Colchicum bivonae]

Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on Sept. 7, 2024
 
For a 2-min slideshow of Colchicum bivonae please click HERE.
 
 

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    1. Μακάρι! Ευχαριστώ. Η συνέχιση με προβληματίζει. Ανέβηκα στην Πάρνηθα και μαύρισε η φυχή μου!

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    2. αλήθεια είναι
      κι εγώ θα το αποφύγω

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