Cyclamen alpinum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Cyclamen |
| Subgenus: | C. subg. Gyrophoebe |
| Species: | C. alpinum
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| Cyclamen alpinum Dammann ex. Springer
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Cyclamen alpinum (= Cyclamen trochopteranthum) is a
Name
The alternate species name trochopteranthum comes from Greek trochós "wheel" and pterón "feather", "wing", probably meaning "propeller" and ánthos "flower".[1]
The scientific name Cyclamen alpinum has been applied to three other species as well: Cyclamen coum, Cyclamen cilicium, and Cyclamen intaminatum (as a variety of C. cilicium).
Description
Leaves are oval to round, green and often variegated with silver above (unlike the similar species Cyclamen parviflorum, which is entirely green) and red-purple below.
The flowers have five petals, pale rose-pink to pink-carmine or white with a dark magenta spot at the nose. The petals are spreading rather than fully upswept and often twisted like the blades of a propeller, as in Cyclamen parviflorum var. subalpinum.
Distribution
It is found in south west Turkey, in
.Forms
Cyclamen alpinum forma leucanthum (= Cyclamen alpinum forma album) has white petals.
References
- Perseus Project
External links
- Cyclamen Society — 1997 expedition (Cyclamen trochopteranthum)
- Paghat's Garden (Cyclamen trochopteranthum)
- Pacific Bulb Society (Cyclamen trochopteranthum)
- Mark Griffiths Inspiring Plants.org (Cyclamen alpinum)
- "Cyclamen alpinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- photos — wild plants
- photos — Jearrard's Herbal
- photo — TrekNature
- photo — South Wales Alpine Garden Society Show