Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Liliales > Family Colchicaceae > Genus Colchicum

Colchicum montanum L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Colchicum*	L.	accepted genus name
*Bulbocodium*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Colchicum subg. Monocaryum*	R. Br.	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera*	Ramond	heterotypic synonym
*Monocaryum*	(R. Br.) Rchb.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Bulbocodium montanum*	(L.) Heynh.	homotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Merendera bulbocodioides*	Willd.	homotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Merendera montana*	(L.) Lange	homotypic synonym
*Bulbocodium broteroi*	Welw. ex Baker	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Bulbocodium colchicoides*	Nyman	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Bulbocodium lusitanicum*	Heynh.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Bulbocodium pyrenaicum*	(Pourr.) Samp.	heterotypic synonym
*Colchicum bulbocodioides*	Brot.	heterotypic synonym
*Colchicum hexapetalum*	Pourr. ex Lapeyr.	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Colchicum pyrenaicum*	Pourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Geophila pyrenaica*	Bergeret	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera bulbocodium*	Ramond	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera bulbocodium f. alba*	Q. J. P. Silva	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera bulbocodium var. bulbocodioides*	(Brot.) Baker	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera gredensis*	Caball.	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera montana subsp. bulbocodioides*	(Brot.) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera montana var. bulbocodioides*	(Brot.) Lange	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera montana var. gredensis*	(Caball.) Rivas Mart.	heterotypic synonym
*Merendera pyrenaica*	(Pourr.) P. Fourn.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Asturian: cirigataña; flor del azafrán; merendina; quitameriendas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: askari-lore; askari-lorea; urzain-belar sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: còlquic dels Pirineus sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: azafran bravo; azafran de monte; azafran do sapo; azafran silvestre; herba colunda; margaritas; merenda; merendeira; merendiñas; nocellas; nocellas de javalíes; nocellas do corvo; outonos; quitamerendas; tallamerendas; tolemerendas; tollameriendas; tollasmerendas; tollemerenda; tollemerendas; tollemerienda sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: escusameriendas; espachaberaneantes; espantaberaneantes; espantapastors; mataborregos sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: colchico menor; merendera; noselha; quitamerendas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: alzameriendas; anodea; aventa-pastores; azafrán silvestre; bulbocodio otoñal; cebolleta; colchico; colchico de montes; colchico gallego; despedida de verano; despidegañanes; echapastores; espachapastores; espantapastores; hermodátiles falsos; lirio; lirio de otoño; macuca; macucas; merendera; merendera de monte; merendera loca; no meriendes; perezosas; perezosos; quitameriendas; sementera; simienzas; villorita; virgen merendera