Crocus banaticus

Crocus banaticus
Crocus banaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Genus: Crocus
Subgenus: Crociris
Species: C. banaticus

Crocus banaticus is a perennial plant belonging to the Iris family. It grows in the Balkans, particularly in Romania, and in Ukraine.[1] It creates its own subgenus in the Crocus subfamily known as Crociris. This fall blooming species flowers usually in violet but also white. Its small inner tepals are surrounded by three larger tepals, unlike the more symmetrical crocus species found outside of the subfamily.

References

  1. ^ Crocus banaticus and other fall blooming species of Crocus


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