Crocus thomasii
Species of flowering plant
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Crocus thomasii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native from southern Italy to Croatia.
| Crocus thomasii | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. thomasii |
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| Crocus thomasii Ten. | |
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In the 19th century around Taranto, South Italy, Crocus thomasii stigmas were harvested from the wild and used to flavour dishes as a kind of wild saffron.[1] It is a possible ancestor of the domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.[2][3]
