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Romulea Tetragona
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Romulea includes photos plus European distribution maps
The genus name refers to the legendary founder of , , and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside.[
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Romulea Bulbocodium
''Romulea bulbocodium'' is one of the best-known species from the genus ''Romulea''. The plant, a member of the family Iridaceae, is native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East) and Sudan. Altervista Flora Italiana, Zafferanetto comune, ''Romulea bulbocodium'' (L.) Sebast. & Mauri includes photos plus European distribution map It has many varieties and is occasionally used as ornamental plant.
The species has a small rootstock - a corm which can be found in sandy and rocky soils. It produces long and slender leaves. The plant looks much like the popular ''''. It is in
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Romulea Columnae
''Romulea columnae'', the sand crocus, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Iridaceae. It is a small plant, with thin narrow leaves, and small scape which has small pink, pale purple or violet pointed flowers with darker veining and a gold or yellow throat. It is native to a wide area ranging from western Europe to the Mediterranean.
Description
''Romulea columnae'' grows from a small corm.
It has one or two basal leaves, and several (up to 3,) cauline (stem) leaves, They are narrow, wiry and curled, and they can grow up to long. John Traherne Moggridge Plants from the Romulea genus are related to members of the crocus genus and look very similar but have several differences, including that Romulea plants do not have the traditional crocus feature of having a white grove in the centre of their leaves.
Also that crocus flowers are stemless and grow directly from the corm, where as Romulea plants hold their flowers on a green scape of various lengths. ''Romulea columnae'' ha ...
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