| Tecophilaea cyanocrocus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Tecophilaea |
| Species: | T. cyanocrocus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb.
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Tecophilaea cyanocrocus, the Chilean blue crocus, is a flowering perennial plant that is native to Chile, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation on dry, stony slopes in the Andes mountains. Although it had survived in cultivation due to its use as a greenhouse and landscape plant, it was believed to be extinct in the wild due to overcollecting, overgrazing, and general destruction of habitat, until it was rediscovered in 2001.[1][2]
- ^ Skinner, Sue (2011-02-08). "The Chilean blue crocus, a real eyeful - and it's not a crocus!". Kew Plants. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Bryan, John Thomas Ingram (2002). Bulbs. Portland, Or: Timber Press. p. 439. ISBN 0-88192-529-2.