Crocus cancellatus Herb. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Crocus cancellatus Herb.

Crocus cancellatus Herb.

Crocus cancellatus is a frost-hardy corm flowering plant in the Iridaceae family native from the Balkans to Iran.

Family
Genus
Crocus
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Crocus cancellatus Herb.

Crocus cancellatus Herb., commonly called Crocus cancellatus, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Iridaceae plant family. Its native range extends from the Balkan Peninsula to Iran. This species is a corm that reaches an average size of 0.1 meters in height and 0.1 meters in width, which equals approximately 3.9 inches by 3.9 inches. It is rated as hardy to UK growing zone 5 and is not sensitive to frost damage. It produces flowers between September and November each year, and its seeds ripen from March to May.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Crocus

More from Iridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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