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2009.10.04: Austria, Lower Austria, district Wiener Neustadt Land, 880 m AMSL, alpine meadow: albino.White autumn crocusses are extremely rare; this is the first white one I found in years.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.08.24: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 151 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde): habitus.The plant does not grow any leaves when flowering: leaves (and fruits) only can be seen in spring and early summer.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2011-08-05 Vienna XXII. district, Lobau National Park (153 msm Quadrant 7865/1).German name: HerbstzeitloseThis is the first flowering one I saw this year (that is, except for
this var. vernale, obviously).Usually, flowering season begins only in mid august (around 15th at the earliest, more typical would be between 20th and 25th); 5th of august is extraordinarily early.However, it is the only one I saw on this day - while in full bloom there are thousands upon thousands of them, on the meadows of Lobau.
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2008.05.15: Austria, Lower Austria, district Schwechat/WU, 151 m AMSL, broadleaf (Lobau Weiche Au): leaves and fruit, not yet ripe.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2009.08.20: Austria, Vienna XXII. district: 153 m AMSL, meadow: old flower; pollen has darkened already, also it seems that its bud has been damaged before opening.This is the very first flower (the very oldest one) I found this year; it could have opened already on 2009.08.18 (but not before as it wasn't there on the 17th of august).Common.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2011-04-03 Vienna XVII. district (near Dornbach/Alserbach, 310 msm Quadrant 7763/4).German name: HerbstzeitloseRarely you see this one flowering in spring, while typically it's flowering in autumn. As few people know this most sightings of C. autumnale in spring probably are mistaken for some Crocus species: one just needs to count stamen, of which Colchicum has 6 but Crocus only 3.
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2008.09.01: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 155 m AMSL, fresh meadow on Hubertus embankment: habitat.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.08.28: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 150 m AMSL, fresh meadow: flower in profile.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2011-09-24 Lower Austria, district Wien-Umgebung (175 msm Quadrant 7864/4).German name: HerbstzeitloseShows all stages of flowering, from closed bud to withering.
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2008.08.24: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 154 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde): flower close-up.Flowering from august till november (rarely in february/march); at this time the plant does not grow any green leaves, the fresh growth of spring is long gone.In some regions almost extinct (effectively eradicated by farmers on pastures as it is poisonous for livestock), but else quite common.All parts of the plant (flower, leaves, seeds) are a potent poison and dangerous even for man (especially children).German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2007.08.18: Austria, right on borderline between Vienna XXII. district and Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf, 154 m AMSL, fresh meadow: earliest flowering 2007 which is still at least 2-4 days old, thus terminus post quem = ~2007.08.14-16; terminus ante quem non = ~2008.08.10-13.The flowering of C. autumnale is an excellent phenological indicator for the end of summer - it marks the beginnings of fall.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2009.08.20: Austria, Vienna XXII. district: 153 m AMSL, meadow: young flower just after opening (when their pollen still is a bright yellow; they darken significantly after about a day).Flowering from august till november.Common.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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