Cyclamen
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![A tuber of Cyclamen purpurascens with three floral trunks](/Images/godic/202502/12/Cyclamen_purpurascens_tuber5058.JPG")
![Christmas tree pattern on a Cyclamen coum leaf](/Images/godic/202502/12/Cyclamen_coum_leaf5058.jpg")
![Cyclamen coum - lower side of a leaf](/Images/godic/202502/12/Cyclamen_coum_lower_side_leaf5058.JPG")
Cyclamen (US /ˈsaɪkləmɛn/ SY-klə-men or UK /ˈsɪkləmɛn/ SIK-lə-men) 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.