Biology:Crocus nudiflorus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. nudiflorus
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| Crocus nudiflorus Sm. 1798
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Crocus nudiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is an autumn-flowering, dwarf, deciduous perennial found in western Europe from southwestern France to Spain . It has been cultivated since Tudor times in Great Britain,[2] where it is now naturalized.[3]
Description
Crocus nudiflorus grows from corms,[4] which spread out into clumps of plants by stolons.[3] Each corm usually sends out one long-tubed,[4] goblet-shaped,[3] or bell-shaped flower.[5] The bloom appears in autumn,[4] or at the end of summer.[5] The colour ranges from deep purple to lilac-purple with a paler throat and bright orange or yellow stigma.[4][5][3] The linear, basal leaves,[4] usually with a silvery central stripe,[3] are produced in winter and spring following the autumn flowers,[4] when the fruits appear.[5]
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet nudiflorus means 'naked flower', in reference to the flower emerging before the leaves.[5][2]
It was published and described by James Edward Smith in 'English Botany' Volume 7 on table 491 in 1798.[1][6]
Distribution and habitat
Crocus nudiflorus is native to southwestern France and Spain .[3][7]
Habitat
It is found on roadsides, meadows and pastures.[2][3] It often grows in pastures with other crocus species including Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus, but it is often eaten by wild boars.[5]
Uses
It has been used in folk medicine as an anti-spasmodic, as an abortive and a sedative.[5]
Culture
In 2002, it was voted by the public as the county flower of Nottinghamshire.[2][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Crocus nudiflorus Sm. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-327378. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dr. Peter Jarvis The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles (2020), p. 686, at Google Books
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Pacific Bulb Society | Fall Blooming Crocus Two". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/FallBloomingCrocusTwo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Crocus nudiflorus, autumn crocus/RHS Gardening". rhs.org.uk. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/4912/Crocus-nudiflorus/Details. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 José Luis Benito Alonso Wild Flowers of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Spanish Pyrenees) 2014, p. 38, at Google Books
- ↑ "Crocus nudiflorus | International Plant Names Index". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). https://www.ipni.org/n/436634-1. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=327378.
- ↑ "Autumn Crocus" (in en). https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/plant-fungi-species/autumn-crocus. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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