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Cyclamen
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Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Cyclamen (US: /ˈsaɪkləmɛn/ SY-klə-men or UK: /ˈsɪkləmɛn/ SIK-lə-men) is a genus of 23 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. Cyclamen species are native to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin east to Iran, with one species in Somalia. They grow from tubers and are valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cyclamen

subgenusCyclamen

Eucosme

subgenusEucosme

Psilanthum

subgenusPsilanthum

Gyrophoebe

subgenusGyrophoebe

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Cyclamen in The Flowering Garden: Winter

The Flowering Garden: Winter

Crispijn van de Passe · 1614 · p.31

Cyclamen in Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)

Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)

Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.275

Cyclamen in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.283

Cyclamen in Ortus sanitatis

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.310

Cyclamen in The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

1532 · p.324

Cyclamen in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.485

Cyclamen in Book of Herbs

Book of Herbs

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.716

Cyclamen in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.483

Cyclamen in On Medical Materials in Six Books

On Medical Materials in Six Books

Dioscorides · 1550 · p.325

Cyclamen in De medicinali materia libri sex

De medicinali materia libri sex

Dioscorides · 1552 · p.333

Cyclamen in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.974

Cyclamen in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.424

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55869.