Genus Crocus

Crocus L., Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753)

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• Botanical Plates
• Accepted Species
• References
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• Classification

Botanical Plates:

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Fall flowering Crocus

Accepted Species:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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• Crocus abantensis T.Baytop & B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 30: 243 (1975)
• Crocus adami J.Gay; Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 319 (1831)
• Crocus adamioides Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 11 (2012)
• Crocus adanensis T.Baytop & B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 30: 245 (1975)
• Crocus aerius Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 288 (1847).
• Crocus akdagensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 76, figs. 1-4, tab. 1-2 (2015)
• Crocus akkayaensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 74, figs. 1-4, tab. 1-2 (2015)
• Crocus alatavicus Regel & Semen., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(1): 434 (1868).
• Crocus albocoronatus (Kernd.) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 137 (2016)
• Crocus alborzensis Jost, Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 184: 19, photogrs. (2025)
• Crocus aleppicus Baker, Gard. Chron. 1873: 609 (1873).
• Crocus alexandri Nicic ex Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 39: 26 (1894).
• Crocus almehensis C.D.Brickell & B.Mathew, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 98: 360 (1973).
• Crocus ancyrensis (Herb.) Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 528 (1881).
• Crocus angustifolius Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 238 (1771).
• Crocus antalyensioides Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: 6 (2015)
• Crocus antalyensis B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 27: 327 (1972).
  • Crocus antalyensis subsp. antalyensis
  • Crocus antalyensis subsp. gemicii ?ik & Erol, Pl. Syst. Evol. 294: 284 (2011).
  • Crocus antalyensis subsp. striatus Erol & Kocyigit, Nordic J. Bot. 28: 187 (2010).
• Crocus antherotes Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 147 (2013)
• Crocus archibaldiorum (Ruksans) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [28] (2014)
• Crocus arizelus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 151 (2013)
• Crocus armeniensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 76: [25] (2016)
• Crocus artvinensis (J.Philippow) Grossh.; Fl. Kavkaza [Grossheim] 1: 248 (1928)
• Crocus asumaniae B.Mathew & T.Baytop, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37: 469 (1979).
• Crocus asymmetricus Erol; Phytotaxa 438(2): 74 (2020)
• Crocus athous Bornm.; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, N. F. 51: 344 (1944)
• Crocus atrospermus (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 74. 2015
• Crocus atticus (Boiss. & Orph.) Orph., Bull. Congr. Bot. Petersb. 1869: 118 (1870).
• Crocus autranii Albov, Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 242 (1893).
• Crocus autumnalis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
• Crocus avromanicus Advay & Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 172: 14, photogrs. (2024)
• Crocus azerbaijanicus Dolatyari & Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 150: 58, photogrs. (2022)
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• Crocus baalbekensis Addam & Bou-Hamdan; MOJ Ecol. & Environm. Sci. 4(2): 77, 80, figs. 1-7, 12,-13, 14A, 15-16 (2019)
• Crocus babadagensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 7 (2012)
• Crocus bachofenii D.Shuka, Raca & Harpke; Plants [Basel] 14,741: 6, figs. 1-6 (2025)
• Crocus banaticus J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus baytopiorum B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 29: 88 (1974).
• Crocus bertiscensis Raca, Harpke, Shuka & V.Randjel.; Pl. Biosystems 156(1): 37 (2020)
• Crocus berytius Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 185 (2013)
• Crocus beydaglarensis Kernd. & Pasche, Stapfia 95: 100 (2011).
• Crocus bifloriformis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 3-16 (2012)
• Crocus biflorus Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 4 (1768).
  • Crocus biflorus_ subsp. alexandri (Nicic ex Velen.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 85 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. artvinensis (J.Philippow) B.Mathew, Crocus: 84 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. atrospermus Kernd. & Pasche, Plantsman, n.s., 2: 86 (2003).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. biflorus .
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. crewei (Hook.f.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 81 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. fibroannulatus Kernd. & Pasche, Linzer Biol. Beitr. 29(1): 594 (1997).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. ionopharynx Kernd. & Pasche, Linzer Biol. Beitr. 36: 6 (2004).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. isauricus (Siehe ex Bowles) B.Mathew, Crocus: 82 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. nubigena (Herb.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 82 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. pseudonubigena B.Mathew, Crocus: 83 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. pulchricolor (Herb.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 85 (1982).
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. weldenii (Hoppe & Fürnr.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 250 (1890).
• Crocus boissieri _ Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 304 (1881).
• Crocus bolensis (Ruksans) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [28] (2014)
• Crocus boryi J.Gay]], Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus boulosii Greuter, Candollea 23: 45 (1968).
• Crocus bowlesianus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 75, figs. 1-4, tab. 1-2 (2015)
• Crocus bozdagensis Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 162: 22, photogrs. 34-47, map 2 (2023)
• Crocus brachyfilus I.Schneid.; Willdenowia 44(1): 46 (2014)
• Crocus brickellii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [7], photogr. (2014)
• Crocus bydzowskyanus Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 162: 33, photogrs. 55-69, map 3 (2023)
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• Crocus caelestis (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 137 (2016)
• Crocus calanthus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 153 (2013)
• Crocus cambessedesii J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus cancellatus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3864 (1841).
• Crocus candidus _ E.D.Clarke, Trav. 2(2): 145 (1812).
• Crocus cappadocicus (B.Mathew) Ruksans; World Crocuses 155 (2017)
• Crocus caricus (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 137 (2016)
• Crocus carpetanus Boiss. & Reut., Diagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp.: 24 (1842).
• Crocus cartwrightianus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 82 (1843).
• Crocus caspius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11: 252 (1838).
• Crocus chiaicus Dolatyari & Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 150: 73, photogrs. (2022)
• Crocus chionophilus Dolatyari & Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 150: 80, photogrs. (2022)
• Crocus christianii Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 162: 51, photogrs. 82-100 (2023)
• Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 83 (1843).
  • Crocus chrysanthus subsp. chrysanthus
  • Crocus chrysanthus subsp. multifolius Papan. & Zacharof, Bot. Not. 133: 157 (1980).
• Crocus cigdemiae Erol; Pl. Syst. Evol. 310(4)-28: 10 (2024)
• Crocus clusii J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus cobbii Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Stapfia 113: 31 (2022)
• Crocus coloreus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 157 (2013)
• Crocus concinnus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 101: 10 (2014)
• Crocus corsicus Vanucchi, Tabl. Topogr. Med. Corse: s.p. (1838).
• Crocus crewei Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 101: t. 6168 (1875).
• Crocus cvijicii Kosanin, Glas Srpske Kral. Akad. 119: 23 (1926).
• Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy in F.J.A.Unger & C.G.T.Kotschy, Ins. Cypern.: 203 (1865).
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• Crocus dalmaticus Vis., Fl. Dalmat. 1: 119 (1842).
• Crocus damascenus Herb.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 1 (1845)
• Crocus danfordiae Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 781 (1881).
  • Crocus danfordiae subsp. danfordiae .
  • Crocus danfordiae subsp. kurdistanicus Maroofi & Assadi, Iranian J. Bot. 9: 234 (2002).
• Crocus danubensis Kernd., Pasche, Randjel. & V.Randjel.; Turk. J. Bot. 38(6): 1195 (2014)
• Crocus demirizianus Erol & Can; Nordic J. Bot. 30(6): 665 (2012)
• Crocus dilekyarensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: 20 (2015)
• Crocus dispathaceus Bowles; Handb. Crocus & Colch. 184, indice (1924)
• Crocus dolatyarii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 149: 70, photogrs. (2022)
• Crocus duncanii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 73: [10] (2016)
• Crocus duplex Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 237 (1771).
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• Crocus erolii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 144: 56, photogrs., map (2021)
• Crocus etruscus Parl., Fl. Ital. 3: 228 (1860).
• Crocus evae-petrovae Jost, Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 184: 9, photogrs. (2025)

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• Crocus fauseri Kernd. & Pasche, Stapfia 95: 99 (2011).
• Crocus fibroannulatus (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 137 (2016)
• Crocus filis-maculatis Kernd. & Pasche; Turk. J. Bot. 38(6): 1195 (2014)
• Crocus flavus Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 237 (1771).
  • Crocus flavus subsp. dissectus T.Baytop & B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 30: 241 (1975).
  • Crocus flavus subsp. flavus.
• Crocus fleischeri J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 11: 319 (1827).
• Crocus × fritschii Derganc, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 18 (1897).
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• Crocus gargaricus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3866 (1841).
• Crocus gembosii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 76: [29] (2016)
• Crocus georgei Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 76: [40] (2016)
• Crocus gilanicus B.Mathew, in Fl. Iran. 112: 11 (1975).
• Crocus x gotoburgensis
• Crocus goulimyi Turrill, Kew Bull. 10: 59 (1955).
  • Crocus goulimyi subsp. goulimyi
  • Crocus goulimyi subsp. leucanthus (B.Mathew) B.Mathew, Bot. Chron. 13: 257 (2000).
• Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut., Fl. Orient. 5: 107 (1882).
• Crocus gunae Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 61: 14 (2015)
• Crocus guneri (Yüzb.) Ruksans; World Crocuses 231 (2017)
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• Crocus hadriaticus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 82 (1845).
  • Crocus hadriaticus subsp. hadriaticus
  • Crocus hadriaticus subsp. parnassicus (B.Mathew) B.Mathew, Bulb Newsl. 32: 7 (2000).
  • Crocus hadriaticus subsp. parnonicus B.Mathew, Bot. Chron. 13: 259 (2000).
• Crocus hakkariensis (B.Mathew) Ruksans; World Crocuses 236 (2017)
• Crocus harpkeae Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 125: [10], photogrs. (2020)
• Crocus hartmannianus Holmboe, Stud. Veg. Cypr.: 54 (1914).
• Crocus harveyi Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 90: [18] (2017)
• Crocus hatayensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 108: [48], photogrs. (2018)
• Crocus haussknechtii (Boiss. & Reut. ex Maw) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 5: 100 (1882)
• Crocus heilbronniorum Erol; Phytotaxa 298(2): 175 (2017)
• Crocus henrikii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [22], photogr. (2014)
• Crocus hermoneus Kotschy ex Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 559 (1881).
  • Crocus hermoneus subsp. hermoneus
  • Crocus hermoneus subsp. palaestinus Feinbrun, Israel J. Bot. 26: 180 (1977).
• Crocus heuffelianus Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 273 (1847).
  • Crocus heuffelianus subsp. heuffelianus
  • Crocus heuffelianus subsp. scepusiensis (Rehmer & Wol.) Dostál, Folia Mus. Rerum Nat. Bohemiae Occid., Bot. 21: 16 (1984).
• Crocus hittiticus T.Baytop & B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 30: 244 (1975).
• Crocus × hybridus Petrovic, Fl. Agr. Nyss.: 821 (1882).
• Crocus hyemalis Boiss. & Blanche in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., II, 4: 93 (1859).
• Crocus hyrcanus Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 182: 48, photogrs. (2025)
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• Crocus ibrahimii (Ruksans) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [28] (2014)
• Crocus ilgazensis (B.Mathew) Ruksans; World Crocuses 259 (2017)
• Crocus ilvensis Peruzzi & Carta, Nordic J. Bot. 29: 7 (2011).
• Crocus imperati Ten., Mem. Crochi: 10 (1826).
• Crocus incognitus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 156 (2013)
• Crocus inghamii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 89: [11] (2017)
• Crocus ionopharynx (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 137 (2016)
• Crocus iranicus Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 61: 23 (2015)
• Crocus isauricus Bowles; Handb. Crocus & Colch. 126 (1924)
• Crocus istanbulensis (B.Mathew) Ruksans; World Crocuses 271 (2017)
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• Crocus jablanicensis Randjel. & V.Randjel.; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 49(1-2): 99 (2012)
• Crocus jostii Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 152: [8], photogr. (2022)
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• Crocus kangalensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 182 (2013)
• Crocus karamanensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 146 (2013)
• Crocus karduchorum Kotschy ex Maw, Gard. Chron. 16: 234 (1881).
• Crocus kartaldagensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 174 (2013)
• Crocus katrancensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 75, figs. 1-4, tab. 1-2 (2015)
• Crocus keltepensis Yüzb.; Phytotaxa 418(2): 231 (2019)
• Crocus kerndorffiorum Pasche, Herbertia 49: 67 (1993 publ. 1994).
• Crocus kofudagensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: 13 (2015)
• Crocus korolkowii Maw & Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6: 499 (1879).
• Crocus kosaninii Pulevic, Glasn. Republ. Zavoda Zastitu Prir. Prirodnjacke Zbirke Titogradu 9: 40 (1976).
• Crocus kotschyanus K.Koch, Index Seminum (B) 1853: 17 (1853).
  • Crocus kotschyanus subsp. cappadocicus B.Mathew, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 393 (1980).
  • Crocus kotschyanus subsp. hakkariensis B.Mathew, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 393 (1980).
  • Crocus kotschyanus subsp. kotschyanus
• Crocus kurdistanicus (Maroofi & Assadi) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [3], photogr. (2014)
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• Crocus laevigatus Bory & Chaub., Exped. Sci. Morée, Bot.: 21 (1832).
• Crocus lazicus Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 97 (1884)
• Crocus leichtlinii (Dewer) Bowles, Handb. Crocus & Colch.: 126 (1924)
• Crocus leucostylosus (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 137 (2016)
• Crocus ligusticus Mariotti, Candollea 43: 674 (1988).
• Crocus longiflorus Raf., Caratt. Nuov. Gen.: 84 (1810).
• Crocus lyciotauricus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 153 (2013)
• Crocus lycius (B.Mathew) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: 16 (2015)
• Crocus lydius Kernd. & Pasche, Stapfia 95: 101 (2011).
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• Crocus malatyensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 179 (2013)
• Crocus malyi Vis., Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. 16: 213 (1871).
• Crocus marandicus Dolatyari & Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 150: 51, photogrs. (2022)
• Crocus marasensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 175 (2013)
• Crocus mathewii Kerndorff & Pasche, New Plantsman 1: 102 (1994).
• Crocus mawii Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 145 (2013)
• Crocus mazziaricus Herb.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 3 (1845)
• Crocus mediotauricus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 150 (2013)
• Crocus melantherus Boiss. & Orph. ex Maw, Gard. Chron. 1881(2): 749 (1881).
• Crocus mersinensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 3 (2012)
• Crocus michelsonii B.Fedtsch. in B.Fedtschenko & al., Fl. Turkm. 1: 328 (1932)
• Crocus micranthus Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient., Sér. 2, 4: 95 (1859)
• Crocus minimus Redouté, Liliac. 2: t. 81 (1804).
• Crocus minutus Kernd. & Pasche, Stapfia 95: 3 (2011).
• Crocus moabiticus Bornm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 383 (1912).
• Crocus mouradi Whittall; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 35: 373 (1889)
• Crocus muglaensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [14], photogr. (2014)
• Crocus multicostatus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 155 (2013)
• Crocus munzurense Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 179 (2013)
• Crocus musagecitii Erol & Yildirim; Phytotaxa 239(3): 227 (2015)
• Crocus mysius Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 10 (2012)
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• Crocus naqabensis Al-Eisawi & Kiswani, Arab Gulf J. Sci. Res. 19: 167 (2001).
• Crocus nerimaniae Yüzb., Plantsman 3: 104 (2004).
• Crocus nevadensis Amo & Campo, Revista Progr. Ci. Exact. 5: 55 (1871).
• Crocus nivalis Bory & Chaub., Exped. Sci. Morée, Bot.: 21 (1832).
• Crocus niveus Bowles, Gard. Chron., III, 28: 335 (1900).
• Crocus nudiflorus Sm., Engl. Bot. 7: t. 491 (1798).
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• Crocus ochroleucus Boiss. & Gaill. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., II, 4: 93 (1859).
• Crocus olivieri J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 319 (1831).
  • Crocus olivieri subsp. balansae (J.Gay ex Maw) B.Mathew, Bot. Mag. 179: t. 639 (1973).
  • Crocus olivieri subsp. istanbulensis B.Mathew, Crocus: 99 (1982).
  • Crocus olivieri subsp. olivieri.
• Crocus oreocreticus B.L.Burtt, Phyton (Horn) 1: 224 (1949).
• Crocus oreogenus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 155 (2013)
• Crocus orphei Karampl. & Constantin.; Turk. J. Bot. 38(6): 1196 (2014)
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• Crocus pallasii Goldb., Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 157 (1817).
• Crocus pamphylicus (B.Mathew) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: 17 (2015)
• Crocus paschei Kerndorff, Herbertia 49: 76 (1993 publ. 1994).
• Crocus × paulineae Pasche & Kerndorff, New Plantsman 6: 44 (1999).
• Crocus pelistericus Pulevic, Glasn. Republ. Zavoda Zastitu Prir. Prirodnjacke Zbirke Titogradu 9: 39 (1976).
• Crocus pelitensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 175 (2013)
• Crocus pestalozzae Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 17 (1854).
• Crocus pilousii Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 162: 10, photogrs. 8-16a, map (2023)
• Crocus ponticus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 183 (2013)
• Crocus pseudoiranicus Dolatyari & Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 150: 65, photogrs. (2022)
• Crocus pseudonubigena (B.Mathew) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 138 (2016)
• Crocus pulchellus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3862 (1841).
• Crocus pumilus (Ruksans) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 59: 15 (2014)
• Crocus pulchricolor (Herb.) Herb. ex Tchich.; Asie Min., Bot. [P.A.Tchichatscheff] 2: 523 (1860)
• Crocus punctatus (B.Mathew) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 138 (2016)
• Crocus puringii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 76: [22] (2016)
• Crocus purpureus Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 238 (1771).
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• Crocus randjeloviciorum Kernd., Pasche, Harpke & Raca; Biol. Nyssana 8(1): 10, figs. 1-4 (2017)
• Crocus rechingeri Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 101: 9 (2014)
• Crocus reinhardii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 61: 19 (2015)
• Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adam, Beitr. Naturk. 1: 45 (1805).
• Crocus rifatozdemirii Erol; Phytotaxa 665(1): 20 (2024)
• Crocus robertianus C.D.Brickell, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 98: 362 (1973).
• Crocus romuleoides Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 174 (2013)
• Crocus roopiae Woronow; Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 62 (1924)
• Crocus roseoviolaceus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 95: 2 (-3) (2011)
• Crocus rujanensis Randjel. & D.A.Hill, Glasn. Zemaljsk. Muz. Bosne Hercegovine Sarajevu. Prir. Nauke 1988: 325 (1988 publ. 1989).
• Crocus ruksansii Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 90: [7] (2017)
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• Crocus sakaltutanensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 76: [37] (2016)
• Crocus sakariensis (Ruksans) Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [28] (2014)
• Crocus salurdagensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 77, figs. 1-4, tab. 1-2 (2015)
• Crocus salzmannii J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus sanandajensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 107: 7, figs. 1-3 (2017)
• Crocus sarichinarensis (Ruksans) Ruksans; World Crocuses 442 (2017)
• Crocus sativus L., Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753).
• Crocus scardicus Kosanin, Glas Srpske Kral. Akad. 119: 24 (1926).
• Crocus scharojanii Rupr., Gartenflora 17: 134 (1868).
  • Crocus scharojanii subsp. lazicus (Boiss.) B.Mathew, Plantsman, n.s., 1: 51 (2002).
  • Crocus scharojanii subsp. _ scharojanii_
• Crocus schneideri Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 178 (2013)
• Crocus seisumsiana Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 90: [26] (2017)
• Crocus serotinus Salisb., Parad. Lond.: t. 30 (1806).
  • Crocus serotinus subsp. clusii (J.Gay) B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 32: 46 (1977).
  • Crocus serotinus subsp. salzmannii (J.Gay) B.Mathew, Kew Bull. 32: 46 (1977).
  • Crocus serotinus subsp. serotinus
• Crocus siculus Tineo; Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl. 1: 7 (1832)
• Crocus sieberi J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus sieheanus Barr ex B.L.Burtt, Bot. Mag. 162: t. 9583 (1938).
• Crocus simavensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 7 (2012)
• Crocus sipyleus (F.Candan & Özhatay) Ruksans; World Crocuses 463 (2017), et Int. Rock Gard. 125: [5] (2020)
• Crocus sivasensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 183 (2013)
• Crocus sozenii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: [28] (2015)
• Crocus speciosus M.Bieb., Beschr. Länd. Terek. Casp.: 129 (1800).
  • Crocus speciosus subsp. ilgazensis B.Mathew, Crocus: 111 (1982).
  • Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus
  • Crocus speciosus subsp. xantholaimos B.Mathew, Crocus: 111 (1982).
• Crocus stevensii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 76: [34] (2016)
• Crocus striatulus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 141 (2013)
• Crocus stridii Papan. & Zaharof; Bot. Not. 133(2): 161 (1980)
• Crocus suaveolens Bertol., Descr. Zaffer. Ital.: 3 (1826).
• Crocus sublimis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 81 (1845).
• Crocus suworowianus K.Koch, Linnaea 21: 633 (1848).
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• Crocus tahtaliensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 150 (2013)
• Crocus taseliensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 97: 6 (2012)
• Crocus tauricus (Trautv.) Puring, Trudy Bot. Sada Imp. Yur'evsk. Univ. 1: 194 (1900).
• Crocus tauri Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 749 (1881).
• Crocus terzioghlui Erol; Phytotaxa 420(3): 225 (2019)
• Crocus thirkeanus K.Koch, Linnaea 21: 633 (1848).
• Crocus thomasii Ten., Mem. Crochi: 12 (1826).
• Crocus thracicus Yüzb. & Aslan; Phytotaxa 197(3): 208 (2015)
• Crocus tommasinianus Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 273 (1847).
• Crocus tournefortii J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).
• Crocus tuna-ekimii Yüzb.; Phytotaxa 314(1): 111 (2017)
• Crocus turcicus (B.Mathew) Ruksans; World Crocuses 507 (2017)
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• Crocus uschakensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 52: [18], photogr. (2014)
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• Crocus vaclavii Ruksans; Seven New Crocuses Balkans Turkey 22 (2013)
• Crocus vallicola Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 2 (1845).
• Crocus veluchensis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 80 (1845).
• Crocus veneris Tapp. ex Poech, Enum. Pl. Cypr.: 10 (1842).
• Crocus vernus (L.) Hill, Veg. Syst. 10: 1 (1765).
• Crocus versicolor Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 28: t. 1110 (1808).
• Crocus vitellinus Wahlenb. in J.Berggren, Resor Eur. Österländ. 2(Bih.): 59 (1826).
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• Crocus wattiorum (B.Mathew) B.Mathew in P.H.Davis (ed.), Fl. Turkey 11: 272 (2000 publ. 2001).
• Crocus weldenii Hoppe & Fürnr., Flora 23: 208 (1840).
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• Crocus xantholaimos (B.Mathew) Ruksans; World Crocuses 535 (2017)
• Crocus xanthosus Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 103: 77, figs. 1-3, tab. 1-2 (2015)
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• Crocus yakarianus Yildirim & Erol; Nordic J. Bot. 31(4): 426 (2013)
• Crocus yalovensis Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 99: [18] (2018), nom. nov.
• Crocus yaseminiae Erol; Phytotaxa 188(2): 108 (2014)
• Crocus yataganensis (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke; Phytotaxa 260(2): 138 (2016)
• Crocus youngiorum Ruksans & Zetterl.; Int. Rock Gard. 102: 22 (2018)
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• Crocus zagrosensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 107: 10, figs. 1-3 (2017)
• Crocus zanjanensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 107: 7, figs. 1-3 (2017)
• Crocus zetterlundii Ruksans; Int. Rock Gard. 64: 23 (2015)
• Crocus ziyaretensis Kernd. & Pasche; Stapfia 99: 154 (2013)
• Crocus zubovii Ruksans; World Crocuses 548 (2017)
• Crocus zuvandicus Ruksans & Zubov; Int. Rock Gard. 182: 25, photogrs. (2025)

Hybrids

• Crocus × asturicus Herb., Bot. Mag. 69: t. 3998 (1843).
• Crocus x gotoburgensis
• Crocus × luteus Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 106 (1791)

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References:

Janis Ruksans Rare Bulbs See https://www.rarebulbs.lv/index.php/en/catal

Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 26th, 2025. - www.worldplants.de. Last accessed 25/07/2025.

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Further Reading for Crocus

Mongraph Genus Crocus 1886 * Croci

Classification: under construction

1. Subgenus Crocus
   • A Section Crocus
     • a Series Verni
     • b Series Scardici
     • c Series Versicolores
     • d Series Longiflori
     • e Series Kotschyani
     • f Series Crocus
   • B Section Nudiscapus
     • g Series Reticulati
     • h Series Biflori
     • i Series Orientales
     • j Series Flavi
     • k Series Aleppici
     • l Series Carpetani
     • m Series Intertexti
     • n Series Speciosi
     • o Series Laevigati
2. Subgenus Crociris
3. Not placed

See also Detailed Classification

sect. Nudiscapus, abantensis group Crocus abantensis sect. Nudiscapus, adanensis group Crocus adanensis sect. Nudiscapus, fleischeri group Crocus aleppicus sect. Nudiscapus, ponticus-tauri-group. Crocus adami ,Crocus aerius, Crocus albocoronatus, sect. Nudiscapus, weldeni group, Crocus adamioides, Crocus alexandri ser. Lyciotauri Crocus akdagensis, Crocus akkayaensis, sect. Nudiscapus, Ser. Reticulati : Crocus ancyrensis, Crocus angustifolius , Series Reticulati

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