Crocus pulchellus

Crocus pulchellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Crocus
Species:	C. pulchellus
Binomial name
	Crocus pulchellus; Herb.
Synonyms
	Crocus constantinopolitanus Hertoldt ex Maw;

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.^[2]^[1]^[3] It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey.^[4]

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial, with pale lilac-blue flowers produced in the autumn, before the leaves appear. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Crocus pulchellus Herb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Crocus pulchellus Herb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ "Crocus pulchellus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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[POWO-1] "Crocus pulchellus Herb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[COL-3] "Crocus pulchellus Herb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[4] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[RHSPF-5] "Crocus pulchellus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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