Crocus cartwrightianus

Crocus cartwrightianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. cartwrightianus
Binomial name
Crocus cartwrightianus
Synonyms
  • Crocus sativus var. cartwrightianus (Herb.) Maw
  • Crocus sativus subsp. cartwrightianus (Herb.) K.Richt.
  • Crocus cartwrightianus var. creticus Herb.
  • Crocus graecus Chapp.
  • Crocus pallasii Spruner ex Boiss.

Crocus cartwrightianus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to mainland Greece, Euboea, Crete, Skyros and some islands of the Cyclades. It is a cormous perennial growing to 5 cm (2 in). The flowers, in shades of lilac or white with purple veins and prominent red stigmas, appear with the leaves in autumn and winter.

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