''Colchicum alpinum'', the alpine autumn crocus, is a corm-forming perennial with pale, delicate rosy-purple flowers, similar to '' C. autumnale'' but smaller. It is native to the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

and the Appennini of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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and

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, and cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Colchicum alpinum''
/ref>Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 Image:Colchicum alpinum corm.jpg, Corm with flower bud Image:Colchicum alpinum5.jpg, ''Colchicum alpinum'' in ''Les Grandes Rousses'' (

Oisans L'Oisans () is a region in the French Alps, located in the départements of l'Isère and Hautes-Alpes, and corresponding to the drainage basin of the River Romanche and its tributaries (Eau d'Olle, Lignarre, Sarenne, Vénéon and Ferrand). Betw ...

) Image:Colchicum alpinum RHu 12.JPG, ''Colchicum alpinum'' in a collector garden Image:Colchicum alpinum leaves 01.JPG, Leaves in the spring Image:Colchicum alpinum fruit2.jpg, Seed capsule

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alpinum Flora of Italy Flora of France Flora of Switzerland Flora of Sicily Garden plants Plants described in 1805 {{liliales-stub