Taxonomy: Fam. Colchicaceae// Genus: Colchicum// Species: Colchicum autumnale L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).
Determined according to the botanical keys and descriptions provided by Tutin et. al. (1980) in Flora Europaea, Persson (1988) and Milović (2017).
Distribution: Europe according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Edges of woods, edges and clearings of forests.
Flowering period: Autumn: SEP, OCT. This Colchicum species flowers in autumn, and the leaves appear in spring, followed by the fruit (capsule).
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Milović, M. (2017): The genus Colchicum L. (Colchicaceae) in the flora of Croatia. Glas. Hrvat. bot. druš. 5(1), pp. 20-31. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/264247 [Accessed 10.04.2022].
Persson, K. (1988). New Species of Colchicum (Colchicaceae) from the Greek Mountains. Willdenowia 18(1), pp. 29-46. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3996396 [Accessed 10.04.2022].
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