Crocus laevigatus
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| Crocus laevigatus | |
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| File:Crocus laevigatus Fontenayi 05.JPG | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. laevigatus
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| Crocus laevigatus | |
Crocus laevigatus, the smooth crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, endemic to Crete, Greece.[1]
Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial, with narrow swordlike leaves and pale lilac or white flowers with a yellow centre, appearing in autumn. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
The Latin specific epithet laevigatus means "smooth".[3]
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