Colchicum soboliferum

Colchicum soboliferum (C.A.Mey.) Stef. is a perennial herb. Its main characteristics are the sobols - short swollen underground stems of 4 to 8 cm length. The sobols form a branched system that develops vegetative and generative aboveground shoots and also serves perennation, vegetative propagation and short-distance spatial distribution. Leaves and tlowers develop simultaneously in spring. The tlowering shoots are always provided with 3 green leaves, though young vegetative shoots usually have 1or 2 leaves.
(Iva Apostolova & Antoaneta Petrova - New data OD Merendera sobolifera C. A. Mey)