Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron,[3] or naked ladies,[4] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles

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Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron,[3] or naked ladies,[4] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae. The name "naked ladies" is because the flowers emerge from the ground long before the leaves appear. Despite the vernacular name of "meadow saffron", this plant is not the source of saffron, which is obtained from the saffron crocus, Crocus sativus – and that plant, too, is sometimes called "autumn crocus".

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