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Accession Data:

Colchicum autumnale L.

  • Common Name: autumn crocus, meadow saffron
  • Family: Colchicaceae

  • Country of Origin: Europe
  • Habitat: plant with flowers in autumn and hysteranthous leaves in spring

  • USDA Zone: 4-8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700224
  • Source: M. Opel ex McClure & Zimmerman
  • Accession Date: 11-15-2007
  • Bench: 2101 - MED:Mediterranean A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-02-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Liliales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Colchicaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Colchiceae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

data regenerated on Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:18:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Colchicaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Anguillarieae

  • Wurmbea stricta

Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae

  • Colchicum autumnale
  • Gloriosa modesta
  • Gloriosa superba

Subfamily
Tribe Uvularieae

  • Disporum sp.
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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