Crocus versicolor is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found in southeast France, Monaco, and northwestern Italy.[2]

Crocus versicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. versicolor
Binomial name
Crocus versicolor
Ker Gawl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Crocus crestensis Eugène
  • Crocus fragrans Haw.
  • Crocus meridionalis Risso
  • Crocus reinwardtii Rchb.
  • Crocus subapenninus Herb.

Flowering occurs from February to April, it is found growing in scrub environments and among rocks to an elevation of 1200 meters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Crocus versicolor Ker Gawl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn (1989). The Random House Book of Bulbs. Random House. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-679-72756-9.