Crocus flavus Weston

Yellow crocus (en), Crocus jaune (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 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The bulbs are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs leaves
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 -

Images

Leaf

Crocus flavus leaf picture by Lars Mannzen (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Crocus flavus flower picture by Kristína Daňová (cc-by-sa)
Crocus flavus flower picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)
Crocus flavus flower picture by Nikos 1961 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Crocus flavus world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77147384-1
WFO ID wfo-0000788638
COL ID 6BHRL
BDTFX ID 19869
INPN ID 93223
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crocus luteus Crocus moesiacus f. multiflorus Crocus moesiacus f. striatus Crocus stellaris Crocus lacteus var. penicillatus Crocus moesiacus var. sulphureus Crocus lageniflorus var. lacteus Crocus sulphureus var. striatus Crocus sulphureus var. striatellus Crocus sulphureus var. isabellinus Crocus sulphureus var. concolor Crocus lacteus var. concolor Crocus lageniflorus var. sulphureus Crocus lageniflorus var. stellaris Crocus lageniflorus var. luteus Crocus lageniflorus var. haemicus Crocus lageniflorus var. landerianus Crocus lageniflorus var. striatus Crocus moesiacus f. brunnescens Crocus moesiacus f. violascens Crocus aureus Crocus flavus

Lower taxons

Crocus flavus subsp. flavus Crocus flavus subsp. atticus