Iridaceae
Crocus

Crocus siculus Tineo

First published in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl. 1: 7 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Sicilia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sicilia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma. [Cited as Crocus vernus.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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:

Sources

  • 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

  • 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