Romulea columnae

Romulea columnae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Romulea
Species:	R. columnae
Binomial name
Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonyms Bulbocodium columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Kuntze Bulbocodium neglectum (Jord. & Fourr.) Kuntze Ixia columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Schult. Ixia minima Ten. Ixia parviflora Salisb. Romulea armoricana Jord. Romulea assumptionis Font Quer Romulea basileleonis Sennen Romulea battandieri Bég. Romulea columnae subsp. assumptionis (Font Quer) O.Bolòs & al. Romulea columnae subsp. columnae Romulea columnae var. immaculata Maire Romulea columnae var. modesta (Jord.) Nyman Romulea columnae subsp. modesta (Jord.) K.Richt. Romulea columnae subsp. occidentalis (Bég.) Moret Romulea columnae var. occidentalis Bég. Romulea columnae subsp. subalbida (Jord. & Fourr.) K.Richt. Romulea columnae var. subalbida (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman Romulea coronata (Merino) Merino Romulea coronata var. nivea (Merino) Merino Romulea corsica var. neglecta (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman Romulea erythropoda Jord. Romulea longiscapa Tod. ex Lojac. Romulea longistyla Lojac. [Illegitimate] Romulea micrantha Tineo ex Lojac. Romulea minima (Ten.) Ten. Romulea modesta Jord. Romulea neglecta Jord. & Fourr. Romulea parlatorei Tod. Romulea parviflora Bubani [Illegitimate] Romulea ramiflora subsp. parlatorei (Tod.) K.Richt. Romulea saccardoana Bég. Romulea subalbida Jord. & Fourr. Trichonema columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Rchb. Trichonema coronatum Merino Trichonema coronatum var. niveum Merino Trichonema minimum Ten.

Romulea columnae, the sand crocus, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Iridaceae. It is a small plant, with thin narrow leaves, and small scape which has small pink, pale purple or violet pointed flowers with darker veining and a gold or yellow throat. It is native to a wide area ranging from western Europe to the Mediterranean.