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COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Meadow-saffron is a perennial plant common in damp meadows of Europe, England, and Africa and cultivated in the U.S. and Canada ... It produces several lilac or purple, crocus-like flowers in the fall ... Meadow-saffron contains the poisonous alkaloid colchicine, which is used medicinally for gout and arthritis. The whole plant is poisonous, and small amounts of the bulb or seeds can cause death.

OBS

A plant of the family Liliaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Liliaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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