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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]
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 ...
The economic importance of the genus is largely dependent on the single species, Crocus sativus, now known only in cultivation. [94] C. sativus is grown for the production of saffron, an orange-red derivative of its dried stigma, and among the most expensive spices in the world. [53] The estimated worldwide production of C. sativus plants is ...
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
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).
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.
This was probably a unique or very rare event as there is no genetic diversity in commercial saffron today. [4] Another study in 2019 suggested that a population of Crocus cartwrightianus near Athens in Attica was the closest match to the theoretical ancestors of Crocus sativus. [5]