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meadow saffron
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meadow saffron or autumn crocus, perennial garden ornamental (Colchicum autumnale) of the family Liliaceae (lily lily, common name for the Liliaceae, a plant family numbering several thousand species of as many as 300 genera, widely distributed over the earth and particularly abundant in warm temperate and tropical regions.
..... Click the link for more information.  family). Native to Europe and N Africa, it has escaped from gardens to meadows and fields in some parts of the United States. Its poisonous corms and seeds were the source of the drug colchicine colchicine , alkaloid extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and especially from the corms of the autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale (see meadow saffron).
..... Click the link for more information. . The purplish flowers, which bloom in the fall when the leaves are gone, resemble those of the true crocus and true saffron (of the iris iris, common name for members of the genus Iris of the Iridaceae, a family of perennial herbs that includes the crocuses, freesias, and gladioli. The family is characterized by thickened stem organs (bulbs, corms, and rhizomes) and by linear or sword-shaped
..... Click the link for more information.  family) but have six stamens instead of three. Other species of Colchicum are also popular garden plants. Meadow saffron is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Liliales, family Liliaceae.
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The delightful, if rather transitory, Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus, has a list of medicinal uses for its corms and seeds that will rival any modern antibiotic but, be warned - even when you plant the corms in midsummer they may cause an allergic reaction with some people's skin - wear gloves when handling the corms
GARDENING: Garden gems to provide a cure for many ailments by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Naked ladies, more prosaically known as meadow saffron and scientifically identified as Colchicum autumnale, were formerly rare here and have probably been extinct as truly wild natives in County Durham for two centuries, but they do turn up from time to time as garden escapes.
Country diary by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
The most popular garden kinds include: * Colchicum autumnale, which has pink blooms 5cm (2in) wide and 18cm (7in) tall, followed by 25cm (10in) leaves.
Autumn flower brings spring atmosphere by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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