Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus - magic-plants ethnobotany

Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus

Botanical names: Colchicum autumnale, Bulbocodium antumnale, Colchicum bisignanii, Colchicum bulgaricum, Colchicum commune, Colchicum vernale, Colchicum vranjanum		Colchicaceae
Common names English: autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked ladies Spanish: cólquico, mataperros, narciso de otoño, quitameriendas, azafrán bastardo, azafrán silvestre French: colchique d'automne, safran bâtard German: Herbstzeitlose, Herbst-Zeitlose
Active constituents: colchicine

Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants