Cyclamen rhodium

(Cyclamen rhodium)

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Description

Cyclamen rhodium also called Cyclamen peloponnesiacum; once included in Cyclamen repandum is a species of flowering plant in genus Cyclamen of the family Primulaceae, native to the Peloponnese, Rhodes, and southwestern Kos. It is a tuberous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in), with mottled, heart-shaped leaves and pink flowers, darker carmine pink at the base, appearing in spring. Like all cyclamens, the flowers consist of five upswept, reflexed petals.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Primulaceae
Genus:Cyclamen
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