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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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