skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale L.)

Family: Liliaceae

Medicinal uses: Source of colchicine; anti-gout

Part used medicinally: Corm;seed

Native origin: Europe to Northern Africa

Colchicum autumnale L.

Photo: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago