Crocus banaticus

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Crocus banaticus
File:Crocus banaticus.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Subgenus: Crocus subg. Crociris
Species:
C. banaticus
Binomial name
Crocus banaticus
Synonyms[1]
  • Schult. Körn.
  • Crocus iridiflorus Crocus herbertianus
  • Heuff. ex Rchb. Crocus nudiflorus

Crocus banaticus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1][2] It is native to the Balkans, particularly in Serbia, Romania and south western Ukraine.[3] It creates its own subgenus in the Crocus subfamily known as Crociris[citation needed]. It is a cormous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in).[4]

Flowers, usually violet but also white, appear in autumn (fall). The small inner tepals are surrounded by three larger tepals, unlike the more symmetrical crocus species found outside of the subfamily. The flowers are followed by grass-like leaves, lacking the silver stripe normally associated with the genus.[5]

Crocus banaticus has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

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