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Crocus pulchellus

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey.

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Crocus pulchellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. pulchellus
Binomial name
Crocus pulchellus
Synonyms1
  • Crocus constantinopolitanus Hertoldt ex Maw

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.213 It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey.4

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial, with pale lilac-blue flowers produced in the autumn, before the leaves appear. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.5

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References

  1. "Crocus pulchellus Herb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "Crocus pulchellus Herb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. "Crocus pulchellus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.