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Herbarium specimen: Colchicum autumnale

Taxon:Liliaceae: Colchicum autumnale L. ("Meadow Saffron")
Filed in taxon folder:Liliaceae: Colchicum autumnale L. ("Meadow Saffron")
Collected by:Mr Herbert William Pugsley
Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:24/4/1923
Locality:Great Britain, VC34 West Gloucestershire, Lansdown Hill, ST7270, 'Beech Wood' [Beach Wood (sic) is just w of Lansdown Hill Battlefield]
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Colchicum autumnale herbarium specimen from Lansdown Hill, VC34 West Gloucestershire in 1923 by Mr Herbert William Pugsley.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:spring leaves and young capsule

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Colchicum autumnaleGB, VC6 North Somerset, SidcotThomas Clark30/4/1850BIRM

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