File:EB1911 Stem - Corms of Colchicum autumnale in autumn.jpg

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English: Corms of Colchicum autumnale in autumn when the plant is in flower. See legend below.
Date published 1911
Source “Stem,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 25, 1911, p. 877, fig. 12.
Author After Sachs.
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.
English: Legend:
k, Oldest corm.
h, h, Brown scales covering it.
w, Its roots.
st, Its withered flowering stem.
k′, Younger corm produced from k.
w′, Roots from k′, which grows at expense of k.
s, s′, s″,  Sheathing leaves.
l′, l″, Foliage leaves.
b, b′, Flowers.
k″, Young corm produced from k′ in autumn, which in succeeding autumn will produce flowers.

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