Iridaceae

Crocus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Xinjiang.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Arkansas, Belgium, Connecticut, Delaware, Great Britain, Ireland, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Crociris Schur in Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 73 (1853)
  • Geanthus Raf. in Specchio Sci. 1: 116 (1814)
  • Safran Medik. in Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 473 (1790)

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baytop, T. [ISTE 23953] Türkiye K002968079 Yes
[Stefani] [s.n.] France K002966166 No
Baytop, T. [ISTE36396a] Türkiye K002968099 Yes
Sintenis, P. [264] Türkiye K002968083 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE 26753] Türkiye K002968082 Yes
Marais, W. [1607] Türkiye K002968076 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE 23953] Türkiye K002968077 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966163 No
Collett, H. [s.n.] France K002966153 No
Schur [s.n.] K002967922 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [C173] France K002966181 No
Sønderhousen, O. [1149] Türkiye K002968088 Yes
Wyatt, C.H. [35] France K002966183 No
Switz [s.n.] K002967921 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968120 Yes
Pasche, E.; [Taubenhei [75/42] Türkiye K002968126 Yes
Müller, U.I. [s.n.] Italy K002966198 No
Janka [s.n.] K000499145 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Mrs B Clrowe] [H292-32] France K002966156 No
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966158 No
Sander [s.n.] K000802444 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reguien [s.n.] France K001735807 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002968075 Yes
Bertoloni [s.n.] France K000499152 Type Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966184 No
Mathew, B.F.; Tonilinson [4466] Türkiye K002968121 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966189 No
Thompson K:SPC-19037.000 No
[Mr. C. Mascacus] [s.n.] Türkiye K002968927 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002966206 No
{Dr. C. Forsyth Major} [s.n.] Italy K002966201 No
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966187 No
s.coll. [3] France K002966173 No
Birkinshaw, D. [s.n.] Lebanon K002968129 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] Italy K002966203 No
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968919 Yes
Bertoloni [s.n.] K002967925 Yes
{Mathew; Tomlinson} [4579] Türkiye K002968916 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Brickell, C.D.; Baytop, T. [8376] Türkiye K002968105 Yes
Mertens, R.; Pasche, E.; Richter [79/57] Türkiye K002968125 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE23973] Türkiye K002968113 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966176 No
Chesterman [168] Italy K002966210 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969322 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE23975] Türkiye K002968114 Yes
Requien, M. [1] France K002966168 No
Polunin, O. [14921] Türkiye K002968098 Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [2617] France K002966191 No
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499142 Type Yes
Reverchon, E. [29] France K002966160 No
Baytop, T. [21344] Türkiye K002968922 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002966151 No
Baytop, T. [21345] Türkiye K002968918 Yes
Mequien [2] France K002966170 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968118 Yes
Thompson K:SPC-22400.000 No
Mathew, B.F. [5071 A] Greece K002967914 Yes
Heuffel [s.n.] K000499146 Type Yes
Hirschfeld, H.U. [s.n.] Switzerland K002967923 Yes
[T. Buslen iwur] [s.n.] France K002966147 No
Baytop, A. [ISTE23687] Türkiye K002968097 Yes
Sønderhousen, O. [1150] Türkiye K002968093 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002966172 No
Wood, J. [462] Italy K002966211 Yes
Kralik [s.n.] Italy K000499137 Type Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966159 No
Mathew, B.F.; Baytop, T. [9565] Türkiye K002968127 Yes
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499139 Type Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002967917 Yes
Marr, A.J. [98] Türkiye K002968562 Yes
Furse, P. [3882] Türkiye K002968015 Yes
Furse, P. [3882] Türkiye K001617276 Yes
s.coll. [7] Türkiye K002968351 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Türkiye K002968929 Yes
Heldreich, T. [s.n.] Greece K001617335 Yes
[Mortru] [s.n.] France K002966570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001617366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967198 Yes
Forsyth [s.n.] K001617330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967197 Yes
Harpur Crewe, H. [s.n.] K001735821 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617329 Yes
Clarke, T. [s.n.] K001617331 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967188 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001735820 Yes
Watt, P. [s.n.] K000802506 Holotype Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-32] France K002966174 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968106 Yes
[B. C. Crowe] [H292-32] France K002966185 No
[Mr. B. Carlisle Gonet] [H292-23] France K002966155 No
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [2659] France K002966162 Yes
Baytop, A.; Tuzlace, E. [23687] Türkiye K002968096 Yes
[illegible] [38] K002968033 Yes
Fischer [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000802435 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Pammaek] [s.n.] K001736286 Yes
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499141 Type Yes
Baytop, A.; Baytop, T. [ISTE 47674] Türkiye K002968089 Yes
Cheese, M.J. [CM&W3881] Türkiye K002968101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968115 Yes
Buhse, F.A. [s.n.] K000802432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte, J. [s.n.] France K002966197 Yes
Baytop, A. [ISTE26821] Türkiye K002968108 Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [2607] France K002966195 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Baytop, T. [9558] Türkiye K002968090 Yes
{Dr. C. Forsyth Major} [s.n.] Italy K002966202 No
Viviani [s.n.] Italy K002966199 No
Awishai, M. [s.n.] Israel K002968131 Yes
T. Tit[den] [195] Italy K002966207 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002966171 No
Horton, S.V.; Stevens, N. [2121] Türkiye K002968103 Yes
A. Walm[s]ley [s.n.] Italy K002966208 No
Tamberg, T. [K74/20] France K002966145 No
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [3030] Türkiye K002968917 Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [2619] France K002966196 Yes
Erskine, P. [s.n.] France K002966154 No
Forsyth [s.n.] K000802433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wierzbicki [255] Romania K000499143 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mathew, B.F. [8388] Türkiye K002968111 Yes
Schlosser, J. [s.n.] Croatia K000499138 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969388 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [8345] Türkiye K002968102 Yes
Baytop, A. [ISTE23687] Türkiye K002968107 Yes
Horton, V. [1260] Türkiye K002968087 Yes
Requien; Schultz, F. [s.n.] France K002966152 No
Khairallah, S.; van Slageren, M. [MSSK-1921] Lebanon K:SPC-78232.000 No
Allison; Ball; Ball [15] Türkiye K002968124 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966165 No
Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.D.; Mathew, B.F. [8284] Türkiye K002968104 Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [2658] France K002966161 Yes
Aslet, W.K. [s.n.] Lebanon K002968130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969550 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969551 Yes
Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.; Mathew, B.F. [8458] Türkiye K002968117 Yes
Birkinshaw, D. [124] Israel K002968132 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966164 No
Thompson K:SPC-19036.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968094 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Baytop, T.; Brickell, C.D. [8388] Türkiye K002968110 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967918 Yes
Vaccari, A. [s.n.] Italy K002966209 No
Heuffel [s.n] K000499144 Type Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE36257] Türkiye K002968100 Yes
Baytop, T. [21344] Türkiye K002968921 Yes
Serafino [1237] France K000499154 Type Yes
Tamberg, T. [TT-K74/20] France K002966146 No
Baytop, T. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968925 Yes
Schlosser, J.C. [s.n.] Croatia K000499140 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967919 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000802400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reverchon, E. [327] Italy K002966204 No
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Iran K000802434 Type Yes
Wood, J.J. [462] Italy K002966205 No
Tineo [s.n.] Italy K000499136 Type Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966179 No
Serafino [s.n.] France K000499155 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002967915 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966177 No
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966186 No
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [2617] France K002966194 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Tomlinson, A.J. [4517] Türkiye K002968086 Yes
Requien, M. [5] France K002966169 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002968095 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Baytop, T. [9507] Türkiye K002968092 Yes
Baytop, A.; Baytop, T. [ISTE47702] Türkiye K002968109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002966182 No
Bertoloni [s.n.] Italy K000499148 Type Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [626] Greece K002968128 Yes
Baytop, T.; Leep, H.F. [ISTE 36237] Türkiye K002968084 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966180 No
Mathew; Tomlinson [4063] Türkiye K002968085 Yes
[Stefani] [s.n.] France K002966167 No
{A. Ve T. Baytop} [10723] Türkiye K002968920 Yes
Maire [s.n.] France K002966148 No
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966178 No
Crock, H.; Crook, M. [3017] Türkiye K002968122 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002966200 No
Vieux, M. [7] France K002966150 No
Horton, V. [1060] Türkiye K002968930 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Syria K002967924 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969379 Yes
Guicciardi, J. [633] K001736287 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966157 No
Marais, W. [1607] Türkiye K002968078 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966188 No
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002966175 No

Sources

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