Iridaceae
Crocus

Crocus haussknechtii (Boiss. & Reut. ex Maw) Boiss.

First published in Fl. Orient. 5: 100 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Jordan, N. Iraq to W. Iran. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Crocus pallasii subsp. haussknechtii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iran Crocus pallasii subsp. haussknechtii K000802415 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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