Crocus chrysanthus Herb.

Snow crocus (en), Crocus jaune (fr), Crocus doré (fr), Crocus jaune d’or (fr), Crocus à fleurs dorées (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Crocus

Characteristics

A bulb plant.

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 - 0.06
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The corm is peeled and eaten.

Uses	environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-35
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

Leaf

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436503-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000788600
COL ID	ZKTS
BDTFX ID	19861
INPN ID	93215
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crocus sulphureus Crocus annulatus var. chrysanthus Crocus chrysanthus var. albidus Crocus chrysanthus var. caerulescens Crocus chrysanthus var. citrinus Crocus chrysanthus f. brunellus Crocus chrysanthus

Lower taxons

Crocus chrysanthus subsp. chrysanthus Crocus chrysanthus subsp. punctatus Crocus chrysanthus subsp. multifolius