Flower (Part 6)

Cyclamen

Cyclamen 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.

Species

• Cyclamen africanum
• Cyclamen abchasicum
• Cyclamen alpinum
• Cyclamen balearicum
• Cyclamen cilicium
• Cyclamen colchicum
• Cyclamen confusum
• Cyclamen coum
• Cyclamen creticum
• Cyclamen cyprium
• Cyclamen elegans
• 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

The photo of the flower is from my grandparents's yard. Actually it appeard on a wall.

Source:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclamen