botanical record · discovered
Autumn Crocus
Colchicum autumnale
Autumn Crocus · Meadow Saffron · Autumn crocus · Azpelar · Brândușă de toamnă · Cizete (plante) · Colchico d'autunno · Colchique d'automne · Colchique d'automne d'Europe · Colchique d'automne, Safran des prés · Cróch an fhómhair · Còlquic · Gulemî · Harilik sügislill
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Greece, Europe, Germany, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Diuretic, Laxative, Leukemia
Science studied: O-ACETYLCOLCHICEINE, N-ACETYLDEMECOLCINE, 2-ACETYL-2-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE, APIGENIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Liliaceae
Scientific name: Colchicum autumnale
Common names: Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Autumn crocus, Azpelar, Brândușă de toamnă, Cizete (plante), Colchico d'autunno, Colchique d'automne, Colchique d'automne d'Europe, Colchique d'automne, Safran des prés, Cróch an fhómhair, Còlquic, Gulemî, Harilik sügislill
POWO: 533232-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Greece, Elsewhere, Europe, Germany, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Diuretic
- Laxative
- Leukemia
- Poison
- Rheumatism
- Sudorific
- Cancer
show 5 more documented entries
- Corn
- Fatality
- Gout
- Homeopathy
- Sedative
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Greece
- Elsewhere
- Europe
- Germany
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Diuretic
- Laxative
- Leukemia
- Poison
- Rheumatism
- Sudorific
- Cancer
- Corn
- Fatality
- Gout
- Homeopathy
show 1 more documented entries
- Sedative
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Alterative · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Laxative · Turkey · "
- Leukemia · Greece · "
- Poison · Turkey · "
- Rheumatism · Turkey · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
- Sudorific · Turkey · "
- Cancer · Europe · "
- Corn · Germany · "
- Fatality · Europe · "
- Gout · Elsewhere · "
- Homeopathy · Turkey · "
- Poison · Spain · "
- Sedative · Elsewhere · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Successful Management of Accidental Colchicine Intoxication After Ingestion of <i>Colchicum autumnale</i>: A Case Report. · 2026 source ↗
- Immersion Frequency Optimisation and Species-Specific Metabolic Profiles of Colchicum autumnale and Colchicum bivonae in Temporary Immersion Systems. · 2026 source ↗
- <i>Colchicum autumnale</i> poisoning in a dairy farm in Switzerland: a glimpse at the milk safety aspect. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- O-ACETYLCOLCHICEINE
- N-ACETYLDEMECOLCINE
- 2-ACETYL-2-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE
- APIGENIN
- AUTUMNALINE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- CHELIDONIC-ACID
- COLCHICENE
- COLCHICERINE
- COLCHIFOLINE
- N-DEACETYL-N-METHYLCOLCHICINE
- DEMECOLCEINE
- DEMECOLCINE
- 3-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE
- O-DEMETHYL-N-DEACETYLCOLCHICINE
- 3-DEMETHYL-BETA-LUMICOLCHICINE
show 17 more documented entries
- 3-DESMETHYLDEMECOLCINE
- 2-DESMETHYLDEACETYLCOLCHICINE
- N-FORMYL-N-DEACETYLCOLCHICINE
- 2-HYDROXY-6-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID
- GAMMA-LUMICOLCHICINE
- 6-METHOXY-SALICYLIC-ACID
- 3-METHYL-COLCHICINE
- ALPHA-LUMICOLCHICINE
- 3-ACETYL-3-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE
- COLCHAMINE
- 2-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE
- 3-DEMETHYL-GAMMA-LUMICOLCHICINE
- BETA-LUMICOLCHICINE
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- N-METHYLDESACETYLCOLCHICINE
- STARCH
- COLCHICINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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