Crocus angustifolius

Crocus angustifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. angustifolius
Binomial name
Crocus angustifolius
Weston
Synonyms[1]
  • Crocus revolutus Haw.
  • Crocus roegnerianus K.Koch
  • Crocus susianus Ker Gawl.

Crocus angustifolius, the cloth-of-gold crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, native to southern Ukraine and Armenia. It is a cormous perennial growing to 5 cm (2.0 in) tall and wide. The narrow grass-like leaves with silver central stripe appear in late winter or early spring. They are followed by bright yellow fragrant flowers with maroon blotches on the outer petals.[2]

  1. ^ "Crocus angustifolius Weston | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.