| Crocus laevigatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. laevigatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus laevigatus | |
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]
