Taxonomy
Classification
Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Colchicaceae (Autumn Crocus family)
Genus: Colchicum (Autumn Crocus)
Synonyms
Colchicum autumnale
Bulbocodium antumnale
Colchicum autumnale subsp. pannonicum
Colchicum autumnale subsp. vernum
Colchicum autumnale var. bulgaricum
Colchicum autumnale var. elatius
Colchicum autumnale var. pannonicum
Colchicum autumnale var. speciosissimum
Colchicum autumnale var. transsilvanicum
Colchicum autumnale var. vernale
Colchicum autumnale var. vernum
Colchicum autumnale var. viridiflorum
Colchicum borisii
Colchicum bulgaricum
Colchicum commune
Colchicum crociflorum
Colchicum doerfleri var. orientale
Colchicum drenowskii
Colchicum orientale
Colchicum pannonicum
Colchicum polyanthon
Colchicum praecox
Colchicum rhodopaeum
Colchicum transsilvanicum
Colchicum turcicum subsp. pannonicum
Colchicum vernale
Colchicum vranjanum
Related species
Colchicum autumnale L. - Meadow Saffron
Traits
<span class="r">Highly toxic</span>, maximal 40 cm tall, <b>plants flowering in autumn, leaves and capsules developing in early summer</b>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> ⚥, <b>with a several centimetres long tube that originates underground</b>, reddis...
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Distribution
Distribution in Europe
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The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
Distribution in Germany
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Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
Ecology
Status
Habitat
forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths
in alkaline, periodically wet habitats