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CORMUS COLCHICI

Colchicum Corm

Colchicum corm is the fresh or dried corm of Colchicum autumnale Linn,
Family Liliaceae; the plant grows throughout Hirope

In England it is local in distribution, but is abundant in moist, rich
meadows in certain limestone districts, notably in Gloucestershire,
Herefordshire, Hampshire, Oxforshire and Warwickshire.

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