Colchicum luteum
Deadly poisonous — never eat any part of it.
If someone has eaten it, call emergency services or your poison control centre.
About
Colchicum luteum, the yellow colchicum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and Tibet. The only yellow-flowered member of its genus, a number of cultivars are available, including 'Golden Baby' and 'Vahsh'. The species is endemic and shows very restricted distribution due to the requirement of specific conditions for growth. In Lahaul a place called 'Kukumseri' has been named after the species where, ‘Kukum’ means Colchicum luteum and ‘Seri’ means field. The place justifies its name due to the presence of a reasonably large number of species in the area.
- Family
- Colchicaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Colchicum luteum
- Slug
- colchicum-luteum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Colchicum
- Species
- luteum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 5
- Data completeness
- 43
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