Crocus dalmaticus | |
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Crocus dalmaticus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Crocus |
Species: | C. dalmaticus |
Binomial name | |
Crocus dalmaticus Vis. | |
Crocus dalmaticus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native range is from the north western Balkan Peninsula to northwestern Albania. [1]
Crocus dalmaticus is a herbaceous perennial geophyte growing from a corm. It has dark green narrow leaves, the flower is slender and the tepals have pointed ends. Flower colors range from pink-lilac to buff to dark violet, the throat is yellow. The orange stigma is three parted. Flowering occurs in February. Hardy to USDA zone 7. [2]