Crocus caspius
Appearance
Crocus caspius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Crocus |
Species: | C. caspius
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Binomial name | |
Crocus caspius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen
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Crocus caspius is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, from Southeastern Transcaucasus to Northern Iran.[1]
Its flowers are white and often stippled lilac on outer petals. The plant has membranous corm tunic splits at the base.[2]
The flowering season is October and November.
References
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- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Crocus caspius" (PDF). Srgc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2022.