Crocus flavus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Crocus
Sectio: C. sect. Nudiscapus
Series: C. ser. Flavi
Species: Crocus flavus
Subspecies: C. f. subsp. atticus – C. f. subsp. flavus

Name

Crocus flavus Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 237 (1771).

Typus: Serbia (= Moesia), Belgrade, March 1579 (Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. II, fig. p. 205 (1601))

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Czechoslovakia (introduced).
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Turkey
Continental: Northern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Utah.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Weston, R. 1771. Bot. Univ. 2: 237.

Additional references

Mathew, B.F. 1982. The Crocus. A revision of the genus Crocus (Iridacae). London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 127 pp. + 96 plates. ISBN 0-7134-3390-6. Reference page.
Rukšāns, J. 2017. The World of Crocuses. 568 pp. The Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga. ISBN 978-9934-19-125-1. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Crocus flavus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Crocus flavus. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus flavus. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus flavus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: زعفران ذهبى
беларуская: жълт минзухар
čeština: šafrán žlutý
Deutsch: Gold-Krokus
English: yellow crocus
íslenska: Gullkrókus
lietuvių: Geltonasis krokas
polski: Szafran żółtokwiatowy
русский: Шафран жёлтый svenska:
svenska: Gullkrokus
українська: Шафран жовтий

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