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Taxon:  Cyclamen purpurascens Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Cyclamen
Subgenus:
Cyclamen
Series:
Purpurascens
Family:
Primulaceae
Subfamily:
Myrsinoideae
Nomen number:
12746
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Cyclamen no. 2. 1768
Verified:
02/11/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Cyclamen purpurascens Mill. subsp. purpurascens
Cyclamen purpurascens Mill. var. purpurascens

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cyclamen europaeum L.
Cyclamen europaeum L. var. europaeum
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  3. Davis, A. P. & H. N. McGough, eds. 1999. CITES bulb checklist for the genera: Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  9. Grey-Wilson, C. 1988. The genus Cyclamen 100-107.
  10. Grey-Wilson, C. 2003. Cyclamen: a guide for gardeners, horticulturalists and botanists, ed. 2
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1972. Flora europaea. 3:25.
Common names
French
cyclamen d'Europe –
German
Sommer-Alpenveilchen –
wildes Alpenveilchen –
Swedish
alpcyklamen –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e.
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy (n.), Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.e.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolkloreas Cyclamen europaeumDuke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12746. Accessed 28 April 2025.