Crocus thomasii
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| Crocus thomasii | |
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| File:Crocus thomasii 238076876.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. thomasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocus thomasii Ten.
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Crocus thomasii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native from southern Italy to Croatia.
In the 19th century around Taranto, South Italy, Crocus thomasii stigmas were harvested from the wild and used to flavour dishes as a kind of wild saffron.[1] It is a possible ancestor of the domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.[2][3]
References
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- ^ Grilli Caiola 2003, p. 1.
- ^ Negbi 1999, p. 28.
Sources
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