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Poisonous Plant - Meadow Saffron
Latin Name: Colchicum autumnale
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High Risk
Description: Perennial herb with basal, slender leaves; flowers long- tubular, 6-parted, purple-pink to white, flowering in autumn.
Symptoms may include: Abdominal pain, salivation, severe diarrhoea, inco-ordination and collapse.
Notes: Also called Autumn Crocus. All parts of the plant are poisonous (poison is colchichine). Few reported cases of poisoning in Britain. |
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