Crocus kotschyanus

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Crocus kotschyanus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Section: Crocus sect. Crocus
Species:
C. kotschyanus
Binomial name
Crocus kotschyanus
Synonyms[1]
  • J.Gay ex Klatt Rukšāns
  • Crocus kotschyi Crocus hatayensis
  • Lenné & K.Koch Crocus zonatus

Crocus kotschyanus, Kotschy's crocus,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from Turkey to Caucasus and Lebanon.[3][1][4]

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall, it produces pale lilac-blue flowers in autumn, followed by sword-like leaves. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

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