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Crocuses
Crocus
Crocus (; plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of seasonal flowering plants in the family Iridaceae (iris family) comprising about 100 species of perennials growing from corms.
They are low growing plants, whose flower stems remain underground, that bear relatively large white, yellow, orange or purple flowers and then become dormant after flowering. Many are cultivated for their flowers, appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. The flowers close at night and in overcast weather conditions.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Section Crocus
sectionCrocus
Nudiscapus
sectionNudiscapus
Dutch Yellow Crocus
hybridCrocus × stellaris
Byzantine Crocus
speciesCrocus banaticus
Crocus neapolitanus × tommasinianus
hybridCrocus neapolitanus × tommasinianus
Crocus bertiscensis
speciesCrocus bertiscensis
Crocus × hybridus
hybridCrocus × hybridus
Crocus yakarianus
speciesCrocus yakarianus
Crocus seisumsiana
speciesCrocus seisumsiana
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
The Flowering Garden: Autumn
Crispijn van de Passe · 1616 · p.64
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.389
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.46
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.209
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.218
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.218
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.384
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.142
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.117
Garden of Health
1507 · p.115
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.391
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.475
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 55770.