Biology:Crocus fleischeri

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Crocus fleischeri
Crocus fleischeri.jpg
Flower closeup
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. fleischeri
Binomial name
Crocus fleischeri
J.Gay
Synonyms
  • Crocus candidus Boiss.
  • Crocus fleischerianus Herb.
  • Crocus parviflorus Baker
  • Crocus sennii Caval.
  • Crocus smyrnensis Poech

Crocus fleischeri is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial with a native range from the eastern Aegean Islands to western and south western Turkey.[1]

Description

Crocus fleischeri is a herbaceous perennial geophyte growing from a corm. The corms are small[2] and tear-drop shaped with silky reticulate tunics. The corm inside is yellow and produces leaves at the same time flowering occurs.[3] The white flowers are slender but open widely. The branched stigmas are dark orange-red when the flowers first open and age to cinnamon brown,[3] they are taller than the anthers. The throats of the flowers are variable in color, ranging from yellow, orange, to brown and even blackish.[2] Flowering can occur as early as January if the weather conditions are mild and the plants are winter hardy to USDA zone 6.[3]

It is found growing in evergreen oak scrub and on dry hillside around 1000 meters in altitude; flowering from January till March.[4]

References

  1. "Crocus fleischeri J.Gay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436532-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ruksans, Janis (2011-01-12) (in en). Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-106-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=3pqFWjcZphMC&pg=PA148. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jelitto, Leo (1990). Hardy herbaceous perennials. Wilhelm Schacht, Michael E. Epp, John Philip Baumgardt, Alfred Fessler. Portland, Or.: Timber Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-88192-159-9. OCLC 20012412. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20012412. 
  4. Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 21. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19922564. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2397194 entry