Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Colchicaceae (Autumn Crocus family)
Genus: Colchicum (Autumn Crocus)
Highly toxic, maximal 40 cm tall, plants flowering in autumn, leaves and capsules developing in early summer. flowers: ⚥, with a several centimetres long tube that originates underground, reddish to whitish. perianth: 6‑leaved. tepals: fused. stamina: 6. carpels: fus...
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths
in alkaline, periodically wet habitats