Distribution
Native to:
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Kentucky
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Crocus sativus var. vernus L. in Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753)
- Ixia vernalis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 33 (1796), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Crocus acutiflorus Seidl in Naturalientausch 9: 123 (1825)
- Crocus albiflorus Kit. ex Schult. in Oestr. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 101 (1814)
- Crocus appendiculatus A.Kern. ex Maw in Crocus: 143 (1886), pro syn.
- Crocus caeruleus Weston in Bot. Univ. 2: 237 (1771)
- Crocus heuffelianus subsp. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 708 (1882)
- Crocus montanus Hoppe ex Maw in Crocus: 152 (1886), pro syn.
- Crocus montenegrinus A.Kern. ex Maw in Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 368 (1881)
- Crocus parviflorus (J.Gay) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 1: 128 (1906), nom. illeg.
- Crocus pygmaeus Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 58 (1909)
- Crocus rubens Weston in Bot. Univ. 2: 238 (1771)
- Crocus vernus var. acutiflorus (Seidl) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 708 (1882)
- Crocus vernus var. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Herb. in Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3874 (1841)
- Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Ces. in C.Cattaneo, Not. Nat. Civ. Lombardia 1: 315 (1844)
- Crocus vernus subvar. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Herb. in J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 271 (1847)
- Crocus vernus var. parviflorus J.Gay in Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 11: 371 (1827)
- Crocus vilmae Fiala in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 40: 247 (1890)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
- Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
- Peruzzi, L., Carta, A. & Garbari, F. (2013). Lectotypification of the name Crocus sativus var. vernus L. (Iridaceae) and its consequences within Crocus ser. Verni. Taxon 62: 1037-1040.
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Rukšāns, J. (2010). Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus: 1-216. Timber Press, Portland, London.
- Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
- 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? |
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Thompson, H.P. | 19033.000 | No | |||
Ilic [s.n.], Serbia | 19034.000 | No | |||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 280], United Kingdom | K000914598 | Yes | |||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 280], United Kingdom | K000914597 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images