Crocus biflorus Mill.

Crocus (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Crocus

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.08
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

It is occasionally mixed with saffron.
Uses environmental use gene source
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -24
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Crocus biflorus flower picture by Roberto Righini (cc-by-sa)
Crocus biflorus flower picture by Roberto Righini (cc-by-sa)
Crocus biflorus flower picture by Roberto Righini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Crocus biflorus world distribution map, present in France and Italy

Conservation status

Crocus biflorus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436480-1
WFO ID wfo-0000788552
COL ID ZKSY
BDTFX ID 81385
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Crocus argenteus Crocus lineatus Crocus fussianus Crocus parkinsonii Crocus praecox Crocus striatus Crocus cinericius Crocus circumscissus Crocus nanus Crocus pusillus Crocus biflorus var. parkinsonii Crocus biflorus subsp. biflorus Crocus biflorus subsp. pusillus Crocus annulatus var. biflorus Crocus annulatus var. pusillus Crocus biflorus var. estriatus Crocus biflorus var. communis Crocus biflorus var. stigmatosus Crocus argenteus var. batavicus Crocus argenteus var. praecox Crocus annulatus var. caerulescens Crocus annulatus var. estriatus Crocus biflorus var. janii Crocus vernus var. pusillus Crocus italicus Crocus biflorus subsp. argenteus Crocus minimus Crocus biflorus

Lower taxons

Crocus biflorus subsp. weldenii