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    Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked boys or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles...
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    (unresolved name) Colchicum atticum Spruner ex Tommas. Colchicum autumnale L. Colchicum balansae Planch. Colchicum baytopiorum C.D.Brickell Colchicum bivonae Guss...
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    multiple mechanisms. Colchicine, in the form of the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), was used as early as 1500 BC to treat joint swelling. It was approved...
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    (1952). A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for Gardeners. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. p. 154. "Colchicum autumnale | meadow saffron/RHS Gardening"....
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  • plants: Amaryllis, the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae Colchicum autumnale, an autumn-blooming flowering plant Euphorbia tirucalli, a tree that...
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    that may be mistaken for A. ursinum include lily of the valley, Colchicum autumnale, Arum maculatum, and Veratrum viride or Veratrum album, all of which...
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    Colchicum × agrippinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. It is considered to be a hybrid between C. variegatum and C. autumnale...
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    Colchicum alpinum, the alpine autumn crocus, is a corm-forming perennial with pale, delicate rosy-purple flowers, similar to C. autumnale but smaller...
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  • bloom in autumn Crocus nudiflorus Crocus sativus the meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, which is also known as autumn crocus Autumn Crocus (play), a 1931...
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  • southern Asia. Meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale) is a flowering plant found in Europe. Mediterranean meadow saffron (Colchicum cupanii) is a flowering plant...
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    (including Neodregea C.H.Wright and Onixotis Raf.) tribe Colchiceae Colchicum L. (including Androcymbium Willd., Bulbocodium L. and Merendera Ramond)...
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  • often confused with Colchicum autumnale. It is considered unresolved, or species inquirenda, according to The Plant List. Colchicum atropurpureum was described...
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  • similar to Colchicum boissieri in that the corms grow into large patches, rather than tight clumps like Colchicum speciosum or Colchicum autumnale. Zervou...
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    Colchicum corsicum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family. It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean...
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    in some people. The bark, roots, latex, and leaves are poisonous. Colchicum autumnale autumn crocus, meadow saffron Colchicaceae The bulbs contain colchicine...
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  • officinale Colchicum سرانجن شیریں Suranjan-e-Shireen Colchicum autumnale Colchicum bitter سرانجن تلخ Suranjan-e-Talkh Colchicum autumnale Common fumitory...
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    starts in late autumn or early winter and may continue into February. Colchicum autumnale is commonly known as "autumn crocus", but is a member of the plant...
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    chemotherapy. Colchicine is an alkaloid derived from the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). It inhibits mitosis by inhibiting microtubule polymerization. While...
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    belonging to the family Colchicaceae (named for the equally toxic Colchicum autumnale). The plant has been held responsible for at least one case of fatal...
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    the tubulin polymerization inhibitor colchicine isolated from the Colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus flowering plant), which is used to treat gout. Colchicine...
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  • Sterea Ellada region of central Greece. It is closely related to Colchicum autumnale, mainly being different in having shorter flowers. It blooms in the...
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    paniculatus Centella asiatica Cissus quadranggularis Clerodendrum ssp. Colchicum autumnale - autumn crocus Commiphora wightii - Mukul myrrh Croton roxburghjii...
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  • unimproved grassland, Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus and Meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock British...
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    colchicine used to treat and prevent gout flares (obtained from the plant Colchicum autumnale), the analgesic drug ziconotide (developed from the cone snail Conus...
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    stipitatus Tropodithietic acid Phaeobacter piscinae, Phaeobacter inhibens, Phaeobacter gallaeciensis Colchicine Colchicum autumnale, Gloriosa superba...
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    at the base of the tepals (perigonal nectaries) or stamen filaments (Colchicum, Androcymbium) most taxa but the absence of septal nectaries, together...
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    Veratrum album (Ja: baikeisō), Veratrum stamineum (Ja: ko-baikeisō), Colchicum autumnale (Ja:inu-safuran) and lily of the valley. The distinctive smell should...
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    Colchicum cilicicum, the Tenore autumn crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. A bulbous perennial, it bears deep rose-lilac...
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    Lotus corniculatus. Gehörnter Schotenklee. 42 Zea mais. Mais. 52 Colchicum autumnale. Herbstzeitlose. 3 Aesculus hippocastanum. Roßkastanie. 13 Pirus...
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    Colchicum autumnale L....
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