Crocus gargaricus
Crocus gargaricus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[2] It is a cormous perennial native to Turkey.[1] Crocus gargaricus grows only on Kaz Dag, also known as Mount Ida. The rarity in its cultivation is due to its being recently recognized as its own distinct flowering plant.[3] DescriptionCrocus gargaricus is a herbaceous perennial geophyte growing from a corm. It is a small crocus species with bright yellow (occasionally lemon yellow) to orange flowers that commonly has orange, three branched, styles.[4] The corms are small with finely netted, fibrous tunics. Corms produce three or four leaves, about 2mm wide, that emerge from the soil about the same time flowering occurs.[5] Flowering occurs from February to March. Plants reproduce quickly, forming many short stolons that generate new corms.[5] HabitatCrocus gargaricus grows in damp pasture and open pine woodlands at an elevation range of 1200 to 2300 meters.[4] Often found near snow melt in mountain meadows with peaty soils, growing with Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana and Abies nordmanniana ssp. bornmuelleria.[5] References
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