| Crocus graveolens | |
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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. graveolens
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocus graveolens | |
Crocus graveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. [1] It is native to Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey. [2] [3]
Found growing around 1000 meters in stony fields, scrub, and pine forests; flowering occurs in February and March. [4]
The flowers are yellow with finely divided stigma with around 12 threads; plants produce many narrow leaves that are grey-green. [4] The tunic of the corms are parallel fibred, and the flowers smell like elder. [4]
References
- ^ "Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 19. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564.
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| Crocus graveolens | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. graveolens
|
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus graveolens | |
Crocus graveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. [1] It is native to Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey. [2] [3]
Found growing around 1000 meters in stony fields, scrub, and pine forests; flowering occurs in February and March. [4]
The flowers are yellow with finely divided stigma with around 12 threads; plants produce many narrow leaves that are grey-green. [4] The tunic of the corms are parallel fibred, and the flowers smell like elder. [4]
References
- ^ "Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 19. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564.
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| This Iridaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |