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Crocus vernus
Crocus vernus (spring crocus, giant crocus) is a species in Family Iridaceae, native to the Alps, the Pyrenees, and the Balkans. Its cultivars and those of Crocus flavus (Dutch crocus) are used as ornamental plants. The Dutch crocuses are larger than the other cultivated crocus species (e.g., Crocus chrysanthus). Depending on the year, Crocus vernus starts flowering about the same time or up to 2 weeks after Crocus chrysanthus (snow crocus) starts flowering. Height: 4–6" (10–15 cm).
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.389
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.219
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.219
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.216
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.222
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.222
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.223
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.225
The Flowering Garden: Autumn
Crispijn van de Passe · 1616 · p.20
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.81
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1371920.