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Crocus olivieri

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Crocus olivieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. olivieri
Binomial name
Crocus olivieri
Synonyms[1]
  • Crocus lageniflorus var. oliverianus Herb.
  • Crocus aucheri Boiss.
  • Crocus olivieri f. balcanicus Kitan. & Drenk.
  • Crocus sulphureus Klatt
  • Crocus suterianus Herb.
  • Crocus syriacus Tchich.

Crocus olivieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1][2] It is from the Balkans, Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to Greece and Turkey.[3][4]

The species is found growing in deciduous scrub and on open hillsides, or in pine woods from sea level to 1500 meters; flowering occurs in January till March.[4]

Subspecies

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  • Crocus olivieri subsp. olivieri – Balkan and Turkey
  • Crocus olivieri subsp. balansae (J.Gay ex Baker) B. Mathew – endemic round İzmir, West-Turkey. Typically the outside of the flowers are purplish and the styles are divided into twelve branches, unlike the species which has six.[4]
  • Crocus olivieri subsp. istanbulensis B. Mathew, Istanbul, Turkey.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Crocus olivieri J.Gay". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Crocus olivieri J.Gay". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Crocus olivieri in Tropicos".
  4. ^ a b c Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 21. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564.
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