Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Autumn crocus; colchicine in all parts Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Colchicum lusitanum — toxic
- Colchicum haynaldii — toxic
- Colchicum longifolium — toxic
- Colchicum stevenii — toxic
- Colchicum laetum — toxic
- Colchicum bulbocodium — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Colchicum
- Species
- Colchicum arenarium
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