Autumn Crocus

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Crocus nudiflorus

Autumn Crocus, a reference photo
Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Crocus nudiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is an autumn-flowering, dwarf, deciduous perennial found in western Europe from southwestern France to Spain. It has been cultivated since Tudor times in Great Britain, where it is now naturalized.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Autumn Crocus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Crocus
Species
Crocus nudiflorus

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