Cyclamen is a genus of 25 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. In English, it is known by the common name sowbread, or, by the genus name as cyclamen. The species are nativ
Cyclamen purpurascens sl 3
Tuber and roots
A tuber of Cyclamen purpurascens with three floral trunks
Cyclamen hederifolium, sowbread, or ivy-leaved cyclamen, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to woodland, shrubland, and rocky areas at altitudes of up to 1,200 metres in
Cyclamen
…potato). The tuber may produce roots from the top, sides or bottom, depending on the species. Cyclamen persicum and Cyclamen coum root from the bottom; Cyclamen hederifolium roots from the top and sides. Cyclamen graecum has thick anchor roots on the bottom. The roots and tubers of Cyclamen plants are known to contain the…
Flora Monte di Mezzo riserva UNESCO M.A.B. estate 2015
Leaves of C. hederifolium in Serbia
C. h. subsp. crassifolium in Messenia in southern Greece