Crocus salzmannii J.Gay

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Crocus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2m 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) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crocus salzmannii world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, and Morocco

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000788843
COL ID 6BHSV
BDTFX ID 121000
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crociris iridiflora Crociris speciosa Crocus nudiflorus Crocus tingitanus Crocus neapolitanus Crocus salzmannii Crocus clusii f. mauritii Crocus clusii var. mauritii Crocus serotinus subsp. salzmannii Crocus hybernus subsp. asturicus Crocus nudiflorus subsp. granatensis Crocus salzmannii var. coloratus Crocus salzmannii var. pallidus Crocus byzantinus Crocus salzmannianus