Crocus aerius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Crocus |
Species: | C. aerius |
Binomial name | |
Crocus aerius | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Crocus aerius is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae . [2] [3] It is a cormous perennial native to Turkey. [4]
Commonly found in the Pontus Mountains growing in grassy areas and those with a lot of stones at an elevation of 2000 meters, flowering occurs in May. [5]
The glaucous leaves are curved and more firm than typical Crocus foliage. [5]
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Bomarea lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bomarea uncifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Crocus banaticus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Balkans, particularly in Serbia, Romania and south western Ukraine. It creates its own subgenus in the Crocus subfamily known as Crociris. It is a cormous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in).
Crocus chrysanthus, the snow crocus or golden crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is Native to the Balkans and Turkey, it bears vivid orange-yellow bowl-shaped flowers. It has smaller corms and a smaller flower than the giant Dutch crocus, although it produces more flowers per corm than the latter. Its common name, "snow crocus", derives from its exceptionally early flowering period, blooming about two weeks before the giant crocus, and often emerging through the snow in late winter or early spring. The leaves are narrow with a silver central stripe. Height: 3–4 inches (7.6–10.2 cm).
Crocus tommasinianus, the woodland crocus, early crocus, or Tommasini's crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879). It is native to Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. It is often referred to as the early or snow crocus, but these terms are shared with several other species, although C. tommasinianus is amongst the first to bloom. Multiple plants are often called tommies in the horticultural trade.
Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey.
Crocus ancyrensis, sometimes known as the Ankara crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to North and Central Turkey. It was named ancyrensis as it was first discovered in Ankara.
Crocus cancellatus is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology Iridaceae. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula to Iran.
Crocus graveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey.
Crocus hyemalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is referred to by the common name winter saffron and is native to Lebanon-Syria and the Palestine region.
Crocus ochroleucus is species of flowering plant in the Iridaceae family. It is a cream-colored crocus native to Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
Crocus olivieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is from the Balkans, Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to Greece and Turkey.
Crocus cambessedesii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Baleares.
Crocus vallicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to north eastern Turkey to the western Caucasus.
Crocus hadriaticus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.
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Crocus gargaricus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Turkey.
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