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Autumn Crocus Complex
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,...
12 branches of this group, most-observed first
Autumn Crocus
speciesColchicum autumnale
Alpine Meadow Saffron
speciesColchicum alpinum
Portuguese colchicum
speciesColchicum lusitanum
Colchicum longifolium
speciesColchicum longifolium
Colchicum haynaldii
speciesColchicum haynaldii
Colchicum multiflorum
speciesColchicum multiflorum
Colchicum nanum
speciesColchicum nanum
Colchicum neapolitanum
speciesColchicum neapolitanum
Colchicum actupii
speciesColchicum actupii
Colchicum paranquei
speciesColchicum paranquei
Colchicum arenasii
speciesColchicum arenasii
Colchicum corsicum
speciesColchicum corsicum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.391
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.831
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.478
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.75
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1193207.