Colchicum ritchii, or the Egyptian autumn crocus, is a plant species native to the southeastern Mediterranean east to the Arabian Peninsula.
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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 robustum — toxic
- Colchicum tuviae — toxic
- Colchicum gramineum — toxic
- Colchicum psammophilum — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Colchicum
- Species
- Colchicum ritchii
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