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Italian Crocus

Crocus longiflorus

Also called Yellow Throated Crocus

Italian Crocus
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Native range
SW. Italy, Sicilia, Malta
Climate
subtropical

About

Crocus longiflorus, the long-flowered crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found in Southwest Italy, Sicilia, and Malta.

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall, it is a cormous perennial. It produces pale lilac or purple blooms in autumn, along with the sword-shaped leaves.

Other Crocus plants

Crocus abantensis · Crocus adanensis · Aerial Crocus · Crocus alatavicus · Aleppo Crocus · Crocus alexandri · Crocus almehensis · Ankara Crocus · Cloth of gold · Crocus antalyensis · Crocus asumaniae · Crocus autranii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crocus longiflorus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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