Crocus tournefortii

Crocus tournefortii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. tournefortii
Binomial name
Crocus tournefortii
Synonyms[1]
  • Crocus boryi subsp. tournefortii (J.Gay) Greuter, Matthäs & Risse
  • Crocus tournefortianus Herb.
  • Crocus fontenayi Nyman
  • Crocus orphanidis Hook.f.
  • Crocus parvulus Herb. ex Maw
  • Crocus pholegandrius Orph.

Crocus tournefortii, the Tournefort crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae.[1][2] It is from South Greece and Northern Crete.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Crocus tournefortii J.Gay". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Crocus tournefortii J.Gay". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Crocus tournefortii in Tropicos".
  4. ^ "Crocus tournefortii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.