Crocus pallasii
| Crocus pallasii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. pallasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocus pallasii Goldb.
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Crocus pallasii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from the Balkan Peninsula to Levant and West Iran.[1] It is a possible ancestor of the domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.[2][3]
References
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- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Grilli Caiola 2003, p. 1.
- ^ Negbi 1999, p. 28.
Sources
- Grilli Caiola, M. (2003), "Saffron Reproductive Biology", Acta Horticulturae, 650 (650), ISHS: 25–37, doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.650.1, S2CID 89990377
- Negbi, M., ed. (1999), Saffron: Crocus sativus L., CRC Press, ISBN 978-90-5702-394-1