Iridaceae
Crocus

Crocus scepusiensis (Rehmann & Wol.) Borbás ex Kulcz.

First published in Fl. Polska 1: 149 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Carpathians. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Czechia-Slovakia, Poland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rukšāns, J. (2023). The World of Crocuses, The first supplement: 1-144. The Latvian academy of sciences.

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 vernus.]
  • Rukšāns, J. (2010). Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus: 1-216. Timber Press, Portland, London. [Cited as Crocus heuffelianus subsp. scepusiensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rukšāns, J. (2010). Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus: 1-216. Timber Press, Portland, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0