Crocus tournefortii

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Crocus tournefortii
Crocus tournefortii Flowers.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. tournefortii
Binomial name
Crocus tournefortii
J. Gay

Crocus tournefortii, the Tournefort crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae, from South Greece and Northern Crete.[1]

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial with narrow sword-shaped leaves and pale lilac flowers appearing in autumn and winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Crocus tournefortii in Tropicos".
  2. ^ "Crocus tournefortii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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