Biology:Crocus pulchellus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Crocus pulchellus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. pulchellus
Binomial name
Crocus pulchellus
Herb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Crocus constantinopolitanus Hertoldt ex Maw

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[2][1][3] 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1804066 entry