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Crocus pallasii

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Crocus pallasii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. pallasii
Binomial name
Crocus pallasii
Goldb.

Crocus pallasii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from the Balkan Peninsula to Levant and West Iran.[1] It is a possible ancestor of the domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.[2][3]

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  • Grilli Caiola, M. (2003), "Saffron Reproductive Biology", Acta Horticulturae, 650 (650), ISHS: 25–37, doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.650.1, S2CID 89990377
  • Negbi, M., ed. (1999), Saffron: Crocus sativus L., CRC Press, ISBN 978-90-5702-394-1