Crocus ancyrensis
Species of flowering plant
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Crocus ancyrensis, sometimes known as the Ankara crocus,[2] (Turkish: Ankara çiğdemi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1][3] It is endemic to North and Central Turkey.[4] It was named ancyrensis as it was first discovered in Ankara.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. ancyrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus ancyrensis (Herb.) Maw | |
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Description
Crocus ancyrensis is a herbaceous perennial geophyte growing from a corm. Plants grow 4 to 6 inches tall.[6] The corms are oval shaped with fibrous reticulated tunics. The small flowers are 1 inch long and 0.5 ince wide are orange-yellow with orange-red stigmas.[7] The flowers have bright yellow throats and typically each corm produce two or three flowers.[6] Each corm has three or four leaves which appear during flowering.[6]
Habitat
Cultivation
Crocus ancyrensis 'Golden Bunch' is a cultivar that was selected for its greater number of flowers than the typical species, with up to ten flowers per corm. It is one of the earliest yellows to bloom.[7] It is winter hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8.[6]
