| Crocus nudiflorus | |
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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. nudiflorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocus nudiflorus
Sm. 1798
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Crocus nudiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is an autumn-flowering, dwarf, deciduous perennial found in western Europe from southwestern France to Spain. It has been cultivated since Tudor times in Great Britain, [2] where it is now naturalized. [3]
Crocus nudiflorus grows from corms, [4] which spread out into clumps of plants by stolons. [3] Each corm usually sends out one long-tubed, [4] goblet-shaped, [3] or bell-shaped flower. [5] The bloom appears in autumn, [4] or at the end of summer. [5] The colour ranges from deep purple to lilac-purple with a paler throat and bright orange or yellow stigma. [4] [5] [3] The linear, basal leaves, [4] usually with a silvery central stripe, [3] are produced in winter and spring following the autumn flowers, [4] when the fruits appear. [5]
The Latin specific epithet nudiflorus means 'naked flower', in reference to the flower emerging before the leaves. [5] [2]
It was published and described by James Edward Smith in 'English Botany' Volume 7 on table 491 in 1798. [1] [6]
Crocus nudiflorus is native to southwestern France and Spain. [3] [7]
It is found on roadsides, meadows and pastures. [2] [3] It often grows in pastures with other crocus species including Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus, but it is often eaten by wild boars. [5]
It has been used in folk medicine as an anti-spasmodic, as an abortive and a sedative. [5]
In 2002, it was voted by the public as the county flower of Nottinghamshire. [2] [8]
- ^ a b "Crocus nudiflorus Sm. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Dr. Peter Jarvis The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles (2020), p. 686, at Google Books
- ^ a b c d e f g "Pacific Bulb Society | Fall Blooming Crocus Two". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Crocus nudiflorus, autumn crocus/RHS Gardening". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g José Luis Benito Alonso Wild Flowers of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Spanish Pyrenees) 2014, p. 38, at Google Books
- ^ "Crocus nudiflorus | International Plant Names Index". ipni.org ( International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Autumn Crocus". Plantlife. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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| Crocus nudiflorus | |
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|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. nudiflorus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus nudiflorus
Sm. 1798
| |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Crocus nudiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is an autumn-flowering, dwarf, deciduous perennial found in western Europe from southwestern France to Spain. It has been cultivated since Tudor times in Great Britain, [2] where it is now naturalized. [3]
Crocus nudiflorus grows from corms, [4] which spread out into clumps of plants by stolons. [3] Each corm usually sends out one long-tubed, [4] goblet-shaped, [3] or bell-shaped flower. [5] The bloom appears in autumn, [4] or at the end of summer. [5] The colour ranges from deep purple to lilac-purple with a paler throat and bright orange or yellow stigma. [4] [5] [3] The linear, basal leaves, [4] usually with a silvery central stripe, [3] are produced in winter and spring following the autumn flowers, [4] when the fruits appear. [5]
The Latin specific epithet nudiflorus means 'naked flower', in reference to the flower emerging before the leaves. [5] [2]
It was published and described by James Edward Smith in 'English Botany' Volume 7 on table 491 in 1798. [1] [6]
Crocus nudiflorus is native to southwestern France and Spain. [3] [7]
It is found on roadsides, meadows and pastures. [2] [3] It often grows in pastures with other crocus species including Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus, but it is often eaten by wild boars. [5]
It has been used in folk medicine as an anti-spasmodic, as an abortive and a sedative. [5]
In 2002, it was voted by the public as the county flower of Nottinghamshire. [2] [8]
- ^ a b "Crocus nudiflorus Sm. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Dr. Peter Jarvis The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles (2020), p. 686, at Google Books
- ^ a b c d e f g "Pacific Bulb Society | Fall Blooming Crocus Two". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Crocus nudiflorus, autumn crocus/RHS Gardening". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g José Luis Benito Alonso Wild Flowers of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Spanish Pyrenees) 2014, p. 38, at Google Books
- ^ "Crocus nudiflorus | International Plant Names Index". ipni.org ( International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Autumn Crocus". Plantlife. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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