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Colchicum autumnale

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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as meadow saffron or naked lady. The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back.

Habitat:

Oak forest on carbonate rocks.

Notes:

http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/safmea04.html

http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/c/colch.htm

Reference Links:

Colchicum autumnale L., Colchicum autumnale

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PublishedFebruary 15, 2011

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