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]
| Crocus pulchellus | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. pulchellus |
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| Crocus pulchellus | |
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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]
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- 1 2 "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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