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Colchicum

meadow saffron

Other common names
autumn crocus
naked ladies
Synonyms
Merendera
Androcymbium
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Botanical details
Family
Colchicaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Colchicum

Genus description

Colchicum are cormous perennials with usually coarse, broadly strap-shaped leaves which appear with or after the goblet-shaped flowers

Name status

Correct

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