Iridaceae
Crocus

Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 83 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to Türkiye. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia, Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı/Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Rukšāns, J. (2010). Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus: 1-216. Timber Press, Portland, London.
  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rix, E.M. [700] Turkey K002968941 Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [3015] Turkey K002968901 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Turkey K001617295 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969277 No
Guichard, K.M. [TUR/2/62] Turkey K002968909 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [9646] Turkey K002968902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969278 No
Loder, E.G. [1] K001617289 No
[Mr. Linsee-Gordan]; [Mrs. Linsee-Gordan] [5103] Turkey K002968914 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Turkey K001617294 No
Pasche, E. [P82/27] Turkey K002968900 Yes
Thompson K:SPC-18176.000 No
Mathew, B.F. [9646] Turkey K002968912 Yes
{Mathew; Tomlinson} [4503] Turkey K002968939 Yes
Yildiz, B. [1684] Turkey K002968945 Yes
Loder, E.G. [2] K001617290 No
Norman, T. [112] Greece K002967564 Yes
Baytop, T. [21335] Turkey K002968938 Yes
{Tomlinson; Mathew} [4134] Turkey K002968944 Yes
Baytop, A. [23748] Turkey K002968937 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000099741 Type Yes
Baytop, A. [23814] Turkey K002968908 Yes
Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.; Mathew, B.F. [8217] Turkey K002968931 Yes
Baytop, A. [23813] Turkey K002968907 Yes
Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.; Mathew, B.F. [8226] Turkey K002968932 Yes
Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.; Mathew, B.F. [8230] Turkey K002968911 Yes
Baytop, T. [21330] Turkey K002968934 Yes
Sønderhousen, O. [463] Turkey K002968905 Yes
[A. ve T. Baytop]; Atillâ, A. [46158] Turkey K002968910 Yes
Sønderhousen, O. [463] Turkey K002968915 Yes
Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.; Mathew, B.F. [8220] Turkey K002968933 Yes
Baytop, T. [12483] Turkey K002968935 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 283] United Kingdom K000914600 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images