The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

CYCLAMEN

Cyclamen is a group of low-growing herbaceous plants of the natural order Primulaceae (Primrose family) found in the mountains of the Mediterranean and Central Europe. They have globular, bulb-like roots from which arise long stalked, heart-shaped leaves, and white, pink, lilac or crimson flowers. The fleshy root-stalks, though acrid, are greedily sought after by pigs; hence the common name, Sowbread.
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