Colchicum autumnale: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: Colchicum autumnale
Scientific Name: Colchicum autumnale

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Colchicum autumnale

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.

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Colchicum autumnale in languages:

Basque: Azpelar
Bokmål: tidløs
Bulgarian: Обикновен мразовец
Chinese: 秋水仙
Croatian: Jesenski mrazovac
Czech: ocún jesenní
Danish: Høsttidløs
Dutch: Herfsttijloos
English: Autumn Crocus
English: Meadow Saffron
English: Naked Ladies
Estonian: Harilik sügislill
Finnish: syysmyrkkylilja
French: Colchique d'automne d'Europe
French: Safran des prés
German: Herbstzeitlose
Hungarian: Őszi kikerics
Italian: Colchico d'autunno
Japanese: イヌサフラン
Latvian: Rudens vēlziede
Lithuanian: Rudeninis vėlyvis
Polish: Zimowit jesienny
Romanian: Brândușă de toamnă
Russian: Безвременник осенний
Serbian: Мразовац
Slovak: Jesienka obyčajná
Slovene: Jesenski podlesek
Swedish: Tidlösa
Turkish: acı çiğdem
Ukrainian: Пізньоцвіт осінній

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Colchicum autumnale: taxon details and analytics

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Colchicum autumnale

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Colchicum autumnale: taxon details and analytics

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Colchicum autumnale

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