Crocus chrysanthus

Crocus chrysanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Crocus
Sectio: C. sect. Nudiscapus
Series: C. ser. Biflori
Species: Crocus chrysanthus
Subspecies: C. c. subsp. chrysanthus – C. c. subsp. multifolius – C. c. subsp. punctatus

Name

Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 83 (1843).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crocus annulatus var. chrysanthus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3862 (1841).
    • Typus: 'In Roumelia', Frivaldsky (K).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Czechoslovakia (introduced) Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herbert, W. 1843. Miscellanea 126–132: Crocus pulchellus; Crocus nubigena; Crocus lagenaeflorus var. haemicus; Crocus lagenaeflorus var. landerianus; Crocus nivigena; Crocus cartwrightianus; Crocorum Synopsi. Addenda quaedam et Corrigenda. Edwards's Botanical Register 29(Miscellanea): 81–84. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rukšāns, J. 2010. Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus. Timber Press, Portland, London, 216 pp. ISBN 978-1-60469-106-1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus chrysanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 11. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus chrysanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Snow Crocus
suomi: Kultasahrami
Nederlands: Botanische krokus

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