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Colchicum autumnale

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Colchicum autumnale

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Also known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked ladies

species of plant

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Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as the autumn crocus, is a species of plant in the family Colchicaceae. It belongs to the genus Colchicum and is classified within the order Liliales. The species is a deciduous plant that produces lavender flowers and capsules as fruit. It is also categorized as a poisonous plant.

The plant is native to several European regions, including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, and Italy. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern. Records of the species have been documented in countries such as Mexico, the United States, France, Austria, and the United Kingdom.

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Species

Least Concern

autumn crocus

Colchicum autumnale

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderLiliales
  5. FamilyColchicaceae
Native toAlbania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy
Observations17,788
Observations recorded171,217

Common Name: autumn crocus

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,234
With media
974
Family
Colchicaceae
Collections
IBUNAM, CM, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, CAS, OSU, YPM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, France, Austria, United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Germany
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
poisonous plant
Parent taxon
Colchicum
Image
Colchicum autumnale.jpg
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Colchicum autumnale
Commons category
Colchicum autumnale
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Colchicum autumnale
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11137
taxon common name
espantapastores
has fruit type
capsule
flower color
lavender
foliage type
deciduous plant
short name
C. autumnale
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview

Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked boys or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae. It is called "naked boys/ladies" because the flowers emerge from the ground long before the leaves appear. Despite the vernacular name of "meadow saffron", this plant is not the source of saffron, which is obtained from the saffron crocus, Crocus sativus – and that plant, too, is sometimes called "autumn crocus".

The species is cultivated as an ornamental in temperate areas, in spite of its toxicity. The cultivar 'Nancy Lindsay' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Colchicum autumnale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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