Colchicum autumnale is a plant native to central Europe and thrives on the numerous calcareous grasslands of the region. Better known by its common names, Autumn Crocus and Meadow Saffron, it is a member of the Colchicaceae family. Colchicum autumnale has green leaves, pinkish-purple flowers, and a corm 10-20 cm below the surface. The pinkish-purple flowers have 6 tepals and attract pollinators such as bumblebees, honeybees, and butterflies. Seeds disperse in wet conditions and asexual reproduction is also possible through daughter corms that split off from their identical mother. A C. autumnale plant goes through seven stages in its hysteranthous life cycle: Seed, seedling, small vegetative with one leaf (foliar leaf), medium vegetative with two leaves, large vegetative with three or more leaves, generative plant, and dormant plant. Flowers appear from August-October and are in numbers of 1-5, rooting occurs around the same time while leaves appear in early spring. The alkaloid Colchicine is the active principle in C. autumnale. Historically, this alkaloid has been used to treat gout for its anti-inflammatory characteristics. It is important to study this plant going forward because colchicine also has anti-mitotic qualities that if concentrated, could be very effective in the palliative treatment of cancer.