Crocus speciosus M.Bieb.

Crocus splendide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Crocus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.175m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.18
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses dye environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers
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

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461537-2
WFO ID wfo-0000789139
COL ID ZL3G
BDTFX ID 19845
INPN ID 93269
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crocus speciosus Crocus tauricus Crocus nudiflorus Crocus multifidus Crocus polyanthus Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus Crocus speciosus var. transylvanicus Crocus speciosus var. laxior