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Sternbergia colchiciflora
A small autumnal bulbous plant. Flowers stalkless, perianth segments almost linear. Blooms before leaves emerge or together with them. Sometimes blooms underground.
Various habitats from fallow fields, herbaceous vegetation, rocky places. The only sternbergia with a wide distribution (W Mediterranean to the Himalaya).
Rare and inconspicuus.
Spotted on Oct 21, 2014
Submitted on Nov 21, 2014
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