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Crocus scardicus

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

Crocus scardicus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to eastern Albania (Korab Mountains), Kosovo, North Macedonia.[1]

Found growing from 1700 to 2500 meters, flowering occurs in May to July and it is often found blooming near patches of snow.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Crocus scardicus Kosanin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. ^ Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 22. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564.