Crocus nivalis Bory & Chaub.

Crocus de l’Attique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Crocus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.07m high.
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) 0.07
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses -
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°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crocus nivalis world distribution map, present in Greece

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436627-1
WFO ID wfo-0000788764
COL ID ZKYM
BDTFX ID 19897
INPN ID 93249
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Synonyms

Crocus maudi Crocus sublimis Crocus thessalus Crocus nivalis Crocus sieberi subsp. nivalis Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis Crocus sieberi var. thessalus Crocus atticus subsp. sublimis Crocus atticus subsp. nivalis