Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, Netherlands

Common name: Tenore autumn crocus, Colchique de Cilicie, Zilizische Zeitlose

Family: Colchicaceae (Herfsttijloosfamilie)

Synonym: Colchicum tenorei

Distribution: Z Turkije tot NW Syrië

Comments: At first glance, the species may look like a crocus. Yet this plant belongs to a completely different genus and even to a different family. They can be distinguished from each other by counting the stamens. Autumn crocuses have six and crocuses have three.

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