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

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Crocus pallasii Goldb.

Crocus pallasii Goldb.

Crocus pallasii is a Crocus iridaceae species that may be the ancestor of domesticated saffron crocus, native from the Balkans to West Iran.

Family
Genus
Crocus
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Crocus pallasii Goldb.

Crocus pallasii Goldb. is a flowering plant species belonging to the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae plant family. This species grows naturally in the region ranging from the Balkan Peninsula through the Levant to western Iran. It has been identified as a possible ancestor of the domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.

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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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