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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Colchicum autumnale is native to meadows and woods in the Welsh Marches and Wessex, and a few sites in Ireland and further north in England, but is also a popular garden plant.
Wienerwald, Austria; 2004-09-19 |
![meadow saffron / Colchicum autumnale: _Colchicum autumnale_ is native to meadows and woods in the Welsh Marches and Wessex, and a few sites in Ireland and further north in England, but is also a popular garden plant.](img/629164.jpg) |
Although superficially similar to a crocus such as Crocus tommasinianus, Colchicum autumnale differs in a number of ways, most obviously in having 6, not 3, stamens.
Wienerwald, Austria; 2004-09-19 |
![meadow saffron / Colchicum autumnale: Although superficially similar to a crocus such as _Crocus tommasinianus_, _Colchicum autumnale_ differs in a number of ways, most obviously in having 6, not 3, stamens.](img/461356.jpg) |
All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.
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