Cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum growing wild, Ben Shemen forest, Israel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Myrsinaceae Genus: Cyclamen
Species
Cyclamen africanum Cyclamen balearicum Cyclamen cilicium Cyclamen colchicum Cyclamen coum Cyclamen creticum Cyclamen cyprium Cyclamen graecum Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen intaminatum Cyclamen libanoticum Cyclamen mirabile Cyclamen parviflorum Cyclamen persicum Cyclamen pseudibericum Cyclamen purpurascens Cyclamen repandum Cyclamen rhodium Cyclamen rohlfsianum Cyclamen somalense Cyclamen alpinum Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 187 KB)Cyclamens in the wild. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families See text. ... Genera See text. ...

Cyclamen is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years reclassified in the family Myrsinaceae. The genus is most widely known by its scientific name cyclamen being taken into common usage; other names occasionally used include sowbread and sometimes, confusingly, persian violet (it is not related to the violets), or primrose (neither is it a primrose). For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Genera See text Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. ... Genera See text. ... Species List of Viola species Violets (Viola) are a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae, with around 400-500 species throughout the world, mainly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere but also in Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes in South America. ... Binomial name Primula vulgaris L. Primula vulgaris is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe, including the British Isles. ...

Cyclamen are native to the Mediterranean region from Spain east to Iran, and also in northeast Africa south to Somalia. They are perennial herbaceous aestivating plants, with a surface or underground tuber (derived from the hypocotyl) 4-12 cm diameter, which produces leaves in late winter, and flowers in the autumn; the leaves die down during the hottest part of the Mediterranean summer drought to conserve water. The leaves are rounded to triangular, 2-10 cm long and 2-7 cm broad, and usually variegated with a pale silvery horseshoe-shaped mark round the middle of the leaf. The variegation is thought by some botanists to be a form of natural disruptive camouflage to reduce grazing damage by animals. The flowers are produced in whorls of 3-10, each flower on a slender stem 3-12 cm tall, with five united petals; the petals are usually reflexed back 90° to 180° erect above the flower, and vary from white through pink to red-purple, most commonly pale pink. The fruit is a five-chambered capsule 1-2 cm diameter, containing numerous sticky seeds about 2 mm diameter. Natural seed dispersal is by ants, which eat the sticky covering and then discard the seeds. Cyclamens are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Gothic. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Articles with similar titles include benign tumours such as tuberous sclerosis. ... Hypocotyl is a botanical term for a part of a germinating seedling of a seed plant. ... “Foliage” redirects here. ... A Phalaenopsis flower Rudbeckia fulgida A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... A drought is a period of time when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban, human, or environmental water needs. ... Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. ... Countershaded Ibex are almost invisible in the Israeli desert. ... Grazing To feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton. ... Animalia redirects here. ... A Phalaenopsis flower Rudbeckia fulgida A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... It has been suggested that Corolla be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... Subfamilies Aenictogitoninae Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera... Binomial name Naenia typica Linnaeus, 1758 The Gothic (Naenia typica) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ...

Cyclamen typically grow in dry forest or scrub, where they are at least partly shaded from intense sunlight. The species vary greatly in winter frost tolerance, with the hardiest species (C. hederifolium) tolerating temperatures down to -15°C, or -30°C if covered by snow; others, such as C. somalense from northeastern Somalia, do not tolerate any frost at all. Temperate rainforest on Northern Slopes of the Alborz mountain ranges, Iran A dense growth of softwoods (a conifer forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A deciduous broadleaf (Beech) forest in Slovenia. ... Frost on black pipes Frost is a solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. ... Animation of snowcover changing with the seasons Trees covered with snow Snow covering a leaf. ...

Cultivation and uses

Main article: List of cyclamen diseases

Cyclamen are commonly grown for their flowers, both outdoors and indoors in pots. Several species are hardy and can be grown outdoors in mild climates such as northwest Europe and the Pacific Northwest. This article is a list of diseases of cyclamens (Cyclamen persicum). ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... The Pacific Northwest from space This page is about the region that includes parts of Canada and the United States. ...

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The cyclamen commonly sold by florists is C. persicum, which is frost-tender. Selected cyclamen cultivars can have white, bright pink, red or purple flowers. While flowering, florists' cyclamens should be kept below 68 °F (20 °C, 293 Kelvin), with the night time temperatures preferably between 44 °F to 59 °F (6.67 °C to 15 °C, or 280 Kelvin to 288 Kelvin). Temperatures above 68 °F (20 °C, 293 Kelvin) may induce the plant to go dormant. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Cover of brochure The International System of Units. ... Floristry is most often understood as referring to the cultivation of flowers as well as their arrangement, rather than to the business of selling them. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...

In many areas within the native range, cyclamen populations have been severely depleted by collection from the wild, often illegally, for the horticultural trade; some species are now endangered as a result. However, in a few areas, plant conservation charities have educated local people to control the harvest carefully at a sustainable level, including sowing seed for future crops, both sustaining the wild populations and producing a reliable long-term income. Many cyclamen are also propagated in nurseries without harm to the wild plants. The Siberian Tiger, a subspecies of tiger. ...

Cyclamen species are poisonous; they have been used medicinally as a powerful purgative, but their toxicity makes this risky. The skull and crossbones symbol (Jolly Roger) traditionally used to label a poisonous substance. ... A laxative is a preparation used for the purpose of encouraging defecation, or the elimination of feces. ...

Gallery

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Cyclamen purpurascens Image File history File links Size of this preview: 422 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (605 × 859 pixel, file size: 134 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Cyclamen purpurascens Picture taken by BerndH Date: 28. ...	Cyclamen purpurascens Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...	Cyclamen repandum Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1704 × 2272 pixel, file size: 2. ...	cultivated cyclamen Download high resolution version (1465x1486, 1663 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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External links

• The Cyclamen Society
• Plants for a Future: Cyclamen
• Cyclamen Q&A

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