Iridaceae
Crocus

Crocus biflorus Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 4 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sicilia, Italy. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Italy, Sicilia

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • 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?
Jan [s.n.] Italy K000802531 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [4] Bosnia and Herzegovina K000802462 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3] K000802458 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horton, S.V. [1627] Turkey K002968687 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [1A] Croatia K002967652 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002967598 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001617327 No
Hoppe [1] Croatia K000802457 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000802447 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000802460 Unknown Type Material Yes
Steven [178] K000802448 Unknown Type Material Yes
Crewe, H.H. [s.n.] K000802459 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000802446 Unknown Type Material Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [3029] Turkey K002968899 Yes
Loder [s.n.] K000802461 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan [s.n.] Italy K000802530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, P. [s.n.] Italy Crocus minimus K000499147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Yalette, D. [s.n.] France Crocus minimus K000499153 Type Yes
Moris [s.n.] Italy Crocus minimus K000499150 Type Yes
Bertoloni [s.n.] France Crocus minimus K000499151 Type Yes
Balbis [573] Italy Crocus minimus K000499149 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Crocus striatus K001691233 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