Biology:Crocus tournefortii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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. tournefortii
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| Crocus tournefortii J. Gay
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Crocus tournefortii, the Tournefort crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae, from South Greece and Northern Crete.[1]
Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial with narrow sword-shaped leaves and pale lilac flowers appearing in autumn and winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
References
- ↑ "Crocus tournefortii in Tropicos". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/16600027.
- ↑ "Crocus tournefortii". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/4953/Crocus-tournefortii/Details. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1140758 entry
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