Crocus dalmaticus
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| Crocus dalmaticus | |
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| Crocus dalmaticus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. dalmaticus |
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| Crocus dalmaticus Vis. | |
Crocus dalmaticus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native range is from the north western Balkan Peninsula to northwestern Albania.[1]
Crocus dalmaticus is a herbaceous perennial geophyte growing from a corm. It has dark green narrow leaves, the flower is slender and the tepals have pointed ends. Flower colors range from pink-lilac to buff to dark violet, the throat is yellow. The orange stigma is three parted. Flowering occurs in February. Hardy to USDA zone 7.[2]
