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2010
Cyclamen purpurascens
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Scientific name - Cyclamen purpurascens Mill.

Synonyms - Cyclamen europaeum.

Popular names - Cyclamino delle Alpi

Distribution and Habitat - beech forests increases from 0-1900 m altitude. Originally from the mountains of Europe, deciduous forests.

Description - bulbous species, 5-12 cm high. Subsferic tuber, 1-5 cm, gray. Leaves and stems of 3-10 cm long, pink-purple, pubescent; language pubescent, pink-purple on the bottom and dark green with silver-gray spots on the superior edge crenulata easy. Fragrant flower, stem 5-12 cm long, pink-purple, pubescent, calyx with triangular lacinii; Corola small purple tube, 4 x 6 mm, 5 twisted petals, anthers yellow-pink, sharp, style 5 mm. Blooms in August-September. 2n = 34

Tolerant - do not tolerate excessive moisture.

Requirements - soil rich in humus, well-drained.

Propagation - the seeds soon after ripening.

 

The pictures were made on Mount Grappa, IT, to share 1200 m, in a beech forest.

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