Colchicum autumnale

Colchicum autumnale

Meadow Saffron

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Anthophyta
Flowering plants
Lily family
Liliaceae
Photographer: John Crellin
Mendip Hills, Somerset.
Velvet Bottom
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Growing amongst bracken on south-facing slopes to the side of the valley.

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24 August 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
British Isles status: native
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: AF-S
1/80 sec - F/10
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 1000
Colchicum autumnale

Meadow Saffron

FloralImages
Creative Commons License
Protected by a Creative Commons Licence.
Anthophyta
Flowering plants
Lily family
Liliaceae
Photographer: John Crellin
Mendip Hills, Somerset.
Long Wood.
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The Long Wood strain have much lighter flowers than those at Velvet Bottom - about 600 metres away as the crow flies but a very different habitat.

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24 August 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
British Isles status: native
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: Manual
1/60 sec - F/6.3
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 1600