crocus, longiflorus, long, flowered, crocus, species, flowering, plant, genus, crocus, family, iridaceae, found, southwest, italy, sicilia, malta, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, order, a. Crocus longiflorus the long flowered crocus 1 is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae found in Southwest Italy Sicilia and Malta 2 Crocus longiflorus Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Iridaceae Genus Crocus Species C longiflorus Binomial name Crocus longiflorusRaf Growing to 10 cm 3 9 in tall it is a cormous perennial It produces pale lilac or purple blooms in autumn along with the sword shaped leaves In the 19th century Crocus longiflorus stigmas were harvested from the wild and used for saffron in Sicily 3 In cultivation in the UK this plant is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 1 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crocus longiflorus a b Crocus longiflorus www rhs org Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 5 May 2020 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Maw George 1886 A Monograph of the Genus Crocus Soho Square London Dulau and Co p 87 Retrieved 6 April 2024 nbsp This Iridaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crocus longiflorus amp oldid 1217653123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
