Crocus goulimyi
| Crocus goulimyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. goulimyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus goulimyi Turrill | |
Crocus goulimyi (fall crocus) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus and the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Greece.[1] It is a cormous perennial growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall. The small, rounded, lilac flowers with paler throats appear in autumn.[2]
This plant[3] and the cultivar C. goulimyi subsp. goulimyi 'Mani White'[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- ↑ Two new species of monocotyledones from Greece. Kew Bulletin 10(1) (1955) 59-61.
- ↑ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocus goulimyi". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocus goulimyi subsp. goulimyi 'Mani White'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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