Colchicum autumnale L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Colchicaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Autumn-crocus, rarely escapes from cult. Its poisonous bulbs produce in autumn 1–3 rose-purple fls the bases of which are below-ground; the perianth is funnelform with a long (to 2 dm) pedicel-like tube and expands above into a limb 5 cm wide; the lanceolate lvs appear the following spring.