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The domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus, is an autumn-flowering perennial plant unknown in the wild. It probably descends from the eastern Mediterranean autumn-flowering Crocus cartwrightianus which is also known as "wild saffron" [ 12 ] and is native to mainland Greece , Euboea , Crete , Skyros and some islands of the Cyclades . [ 13 ]
Crocus sativus is a perennial herb [5] that grows about 10 to 30 cm high. [6] It develops as an underground corm, which produces leaves, bracts, bracteole, and the flowering stalk. [7] It generally blooms with purple flowers in the autumn. Flowers are sterile, have six petals and three red to orange colored stigmas. [8]
Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, [3] naked boys [4] or naked ladies, [5] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae.
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Crocus Crocus sativus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Subfamily: Crocoideae Tribe: Ixieae Genus: Crocus L. Type species Crocus sativus L. Sections Crocus Nudiscapus Synonyms Safran Medik. Geanthus Raf. Crociris Schur This list of Crocus species shows the accepted species names within the ...
Autumn Crocus may refer to: Several species of flowering plant: Plants in the genus Crocus which bloom in autumn Crocus nudiflorus; Crocus sativus; the meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, which is also known as autumn crocus; Autumn Crocus, a 1931 play by Dodie Smith; Autumn Crocus, a 1934 film adaptation
Colchicum (/ ˈ k ɒ l tʃ ɪ k əm / KOL-chik-əm or / ˈ k ɒ l k ɪ k əm / KOL-kik-əm) [2] is a genus of perennial flowering plants containing around 160 species which grow from bulb-like corms. It is a member of the botanical family Colchicaceae , and is native to West Asia , Europe , parts of the Mediterranean coast, down the East ...
Crocus cartwrightianus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to mainland Greece , Euboea , Crete , Skyros and some islands of the Cyclades . [ 4 ] It is a cormous perennial growing to 5 cm (2 in).