Crocus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Xinjiang.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Arkansas, Belgium, Connecticut, Delaware, Great Britain, Ireland, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Crociris Schur in Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 73 (1853)
  • Geanthus Raf. in Specchio Sci. 1: 116 (1814)
  • Safran Medik. in Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 473 (1790)

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735820 No
s.coll. [7] Turkey K002968351 Yes
Furse, P. [3882] Turkey K002968015 Yes
Furse, P. [3882] Turkey K001617276 No
[Mortru] [s.n.] France K002966570 No
Wierzbicki [255] Romania K000499143 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Mr. C. Mascacus] [s.n.] Turkey K002968927 Yes
Baytop, T. [21345] Turkey K002968918 Yes
Thompson K:SPC-19037.000 No
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499139 Type Yes
Heldreich, T. [s.n.] Greece K001617335 No
Harpur Crewe, H. [s.n.] K001735821 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Turkey K002968929 No
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499141 Type Yes
Heuffel [s.n.] K000499146 Type Yes
Fischer [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000802435 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baytop, T. [21344] Turkey K002968922 Yes
Janka [s.n.] K000499145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kralik [s.n.] Italy K000499137 Type Yes
[Pammaek] [s.n.] K001736286 Yes
Marr, A.J. [98] Turkey K002968562 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967197 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617329 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617367 No
Bertoloni [s.n.] France K000499152 Type Yes
Sander [s.n.] K000802444 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Turkey K002968919 Yes
{Mathew; Tomlinson} [4579] Turkey K002968916 Yes
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499142 Type Yes
Forsyth [s.n.] K000802433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thompson K:SPC-22400.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001617366 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967198 No
K002967188 No
Clarke, T. [s.n.] K001617331 No
Forsyth [s.n.] K001617330 No
Schlosser, J. [s.n.] Croatia K000499138 Type Yes
Watt, P. [s.n.] K000802506 Holotype Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [3030] Turkey K002968917 Yes
Baytop, T. [s.n.] Turkey K002968925 Yes
Baytop, T. [21344] Turkey K002968921 Yes
Heuffel [s.n] K000499144 Type Yes
Khairallah, S.; van Slageren, M. [MSSK-1921] Lebanon K:SPC-78232.000 No
Horton, V. [1060] Turkey K002968930 Yes
{A. Ve T. Baytop} [10723] Turkey K002968920 Yes
Thompson K:SPC-19036.000 No
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Iran K000802434 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000802400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499140 Type Yes
Buhse, F.A. [s.n.] K000802432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tineo [s.n.] Italy K000499136 Type Yes
Serafino [1237] France K000499154 Type Yes
Serafino [s.n.] France K000499155 Type Yes
Guicciardi, J. [633] K001736287 Yes
Bertoloni [s.n.] Italy K000499148 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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