Crocus tournefortii

Crocus tournefortii, the Tournefort crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae.[1][2] It is from South Greece and Northern Crete.[3]

Crocus tournefortii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. tournefortii
Binomial name
Crocus tournefortii
Synonyms[1]
  • Crocus boryi subsp. tournefortii (J.Gay) Greuter, Matthäs & Risse
  • Crocus tournefortianus Herb.
  • Crocus fontenayi Nyman
  • Crocus orphanidis Hook.f.
  • Crocus parvulus Herb. ex Maw
  • Crocus pholegandrius Orph.

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial with narrow sword-shaped leaves and pale lilac flowers appearing in autumn and winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References
  1. "Crocus tournefortii J.Gay". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. "Crocus tournefortii J.Gay". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. "Crocus tournefortii in Tropicos".
  4. "Crocus tournefortii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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