Crocus gargaricus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Turkey.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. gargaricus
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| Crocus gargaricus Herb.
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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.[2]
Description
editCrocus 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.[3] 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.[4] Flowering occurs from February to March. Plants reproduce quickly, forming many short stolons that generate new corms.[4]
Habitat
editCrocus gargaricus grows in damp pasture and open pine woodlands at an elevation range of 1200 to 2300 meters.[3] Often found near snow melt in mountain meadows with peaty soils, growing with Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana and Abies nordmanniana ssp. bornmuelleria.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Crocus gargaricus Herb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Crocus gargaricus". Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ruksans, Janis (2011-01-12). Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-106-1.
- ^ a b c Jelitto, Leo (1990). Hardy herbaceous perennials. Wilhelm Schacht, Michael E. Epp, John Philip Baumgardt, Alfred Fessler. Portland, Or.: Timber Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-88192-159-9. OCLC 20012412.
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