Biology:Crocus laevigatus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Crocus laevigatus
Crocus laevigatus Fontenayi 05.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. laevigatus
Binomial name
Crocus laevigatus
Bory & Chaub.

Crocus laevigatus, the smooth crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, endemic to Crete, Greece.[1]

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial, with narrow swordlike leaves, and pale lilac or white flowers with a yellow centre, appearing in Autumn. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

The Latin specific epithet laevigatus means "smooth".[3]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Crocus laevigatus". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/4904/Crocus-laevigatus/Details. Retrieved 5 May 2020. 
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1529883 entry