Sternbergia colchiciflora is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, which is sometimes used as an ornamental plant, commonly known as babaluschka. The species is native to southern Europe from Spain to Russia (in the Stavropol and Krasnodar Krai regions, as well as in the Chechen Republic), as well as from Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestine region, Iran and the Caucasus. It has yellow flowers which appear in autumn.

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