Crocus

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Crocus']

Afrikaans: Krokus
Ænglisc: croh
العربية: زعفران
مصرى: زعفران
azərbaycanca: Zəfəran
تۆرکجه: زعفران
български: Минзухар
català: Crocco
čeština: šafrán
чӑвашла: Шафран
dansk: Krokus
Deutsch: Krokusse
Zazaki: Henek
Ελληνικά: Κρόκος
Esperanto: Krokuso
eesti: Krookus
فارسی: زعفران
suomi: krookukset, Sahramit
Nordfriisk: Krokusen
Frysk: Krookje
Gaeilge: Crócas
עברית: כרכום
hrvatski: Šafran
hornjoserbsce: Barbička
magyar: sáfrány
հայերեն: Քրքում
íslenska: Krókus
italiano: Croco
日本語: クロッカス
ქართული: ზაფრანა
қазақша: Запырангүл
한국어: 크로커스
kurdî: Pîvok
کوردی (عەرەبی): پیڤۆک
kurdî (latînî): Pîvok
кыргызча: Байчечекей
Lëtzebuergesch: Krokussen
Lingua Franca Nova: Croco
Ladin: Milandores
lietuvių: Krokas
latviešu: Krokusi
македонски: Качунка
മലയാളം: ക്രോകസ്
norsk bokmål: Krokusslekta
Nederlands: Krokus
norsk nynorsk: Krokus
norsk: Krokusslekta
ирон: Уæдæрттæг
polski: Szafran
پنجابی: زعفران
română: Brândușă
русский: Шафран
žemaitėška: Šiepruons
slovenčina: šafran
slovenščina: žafran
svenska: Krokussläktet
тоҷикӣ: Бойчечак
tojikī: Bojcecak
Türkçe: Çiğdem
українська: Шафран (рід)
吴语: 番红花属
粵語: 藏紅花屬
中文: 番紅花屬, 番红花属
中文（中国大陆）: 番红花属
中文（简体）: 番红花属
中文（繁體）: 番紅花屬
中文（香港）: 番紅花屬
中文（新加坡）: 番红花属
中文（臺灣）: 番紅花屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Iridaceae • Genus: Crocus L. (1753)

Genus Crocus L. (1753)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Crociris Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 73. (1853) Geanthus Raf., Specchio Sci. 1: 116. (1814) Safran Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 473. (1790)

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 3 July 2014):

C. abantensis, C. adanensis, C. aerius, C. alatavicus, C. aleppicus, C. almehensis, C. ancyrensis, C. angustifolius, C. antalyensis, C. asumaniae, C. athous, C. atticus, C. autranii, C. banaticus, C. baytopiorum, C. beydaglarensis, C. biflorus, C. boissieri, C. boryi, C. boulosii, C. cambessedesii, C. cancellatus, C. candidus, C. carpetanus, C. cartwrightianus, C. caspius, C. chrysanthus, C. corsicus, C. cvijicii, C. cyprius, C. dalmaticus, C. danfordiae, C. duplex, C. etruscus, C. fauseri, C. flavus, C. fleischeri, C. × fritschii, C. gargaricus, C. gilanicus, C. goulimyi, C. graveolens, C. hadriaticus, C. hartmannianus, C. hermoneus, C. heuffelianus, C. hittiticus, C. × hybridus, C. hyemalis, C. ilvensis, C. imperati, C. karduchorum, C. kerndorffiorum, C. korolkowii, C. kosaninii, C. kotschyanus, C. laevigatus, C. leichtlinii, C. ligusticus, C. longiflorus, C. lydius, C. malyi, C. mathewii, C. melantherus, C. michelsonii, C. minimus, C. minutus, C. moabiticus, C. naqabensis, C. nerimaniae, C. nevadensis, C. nivalis, C. niveus, C. nudiflorus, C. ochroleucus, C. olivieri, C. oreocreticus, C. pallasii, C. paschei, C. × paulineae, C. pelistericus, C. pestalozzae, C. pulchellus, C. purpureus, C. reticulatus, C. robertianus, C. rujanensis, C. sativus, C. scardicus, C. scharojanii, C. serotinus, C. sieberi, C. sieheanus, C. speciosus, C. suaveolens, C. sublimis, C. suworowianus, C. tauricus, C. thirkeanus, C. thomasii, C. tommasinianus, C. tournefortii, C. vallicola, C. veluchensis, C. veneris, C. vernus, C. versicolor, C. vitellinus, C. wattiorum

Included species (for The Plant List, 3 July 2014):

C. abantensis, C. adanensis, C. aerius, C. alatavicus, C. aleppicus, C. almehensis, C. ancyrensis, C. angustifolia, C. angustifolius, C. antalyensis, C. asumaniae, C. atticus, C. autranii, C. banaticus, C. baytopiorum, C. biflorus, C. boissieri, C. boryi, C. boulosii, C. caeruleus, C. cambessedesii, C. cancellatus, C. candidus, C. carpetanus, C. cartwrightianus, C. caspius, C. chrysanthus, C. corsicus, C. cvijicii, C. cyprius, C. dalmaticus, C. danfordiae, C. etruscus, C. flavus, C. fleischeri, C. fritschii, C. gargaricus, C. gilanicus, C. goulimyi, C. graveolens, C. hadriaticus, C. hartmannianus, C. hermoneus, C. heuffelianus, C. hittiticus, C. hybridus, C. hyemalis, C. ilvensis, C. imperati, C. karduchorum, C. kerndorffiorum, C. korolkowii, C. kosaninii, C. kotschyanus, C. laevigatus, C. leichtlinii, C. ligusticus, C. longiflorus, C. malyi, C. mathewii, C. melantherus, C. michelsonii, C. minimus, C. moabiticus, C. naqabensis, C. nerimaniae, C. nevadensis, C. nivalis, C. niveus, C. nudiflorus, C. ochroleucus, C. olivieri, C. oreocreticus, C. pallasii, C. paschei, C. paulineae, C. pelistericus, C. pestalozzae, C. pulchellus, C. reticulatus, C. robertianus, C. rujanensis, C. sativus, C. scardicus, C. scharojanii, C. serotinus, C. sieberi, C. sieheanus, C. speciosus, C. suaveolens, C. sublimis, C. suworowianus, C. tauricus, C. thirkeanus, C. thomasii, C. tommasinianus, C. tournefortii, C. vallicola, C. veluchensis, C. veneris, C. vernus, C. versicolor, C. vitellinus, C. wattiorum
Note: only species listed as 'Accepted'

Included species (for Tropicos, 3 July 2014):

C. abantensis, C. acutiflorus, C. adamii, C. adanensis, C. aerius, C. alatavicus, C. albiflorus, C. aleppicus, C. alexandri, C. algeriensis, C. almehensis, C. ancyrensis, C. angustifolia, C. angustifolius, C. annulatus, C. antalyensis, C. aphyllus, C. argenteus, C. artvinensis, C. asturicus, C. asumaniae, C. athous, C. atlanticus, C. atticus, C. aucheri, C. aureus, C. autranii, C. autumnalis, C. babiogorensis, C. balansae, C. balcanensis, C. banaticus, C. baytopiorum, C. biflorus, C. biliottii, C. boissieri, C. boryi, C. boulosii, C. bulbocodium, C. byzantinus, C. caeruleus, C. cambessedesianus, C. cambessedesii, C. campestris, C. cancellatus, C. candidus, C. capensis, C. carpetanus, C. cartwrightianus, C. caspius, C. chrysanthus, C. cinericius, C. circumscissus, C. clusianus, C. clusii, C. corsicus, C. crestensis, C. cretensis, C. crewei, C. croceus, C. cvijicii, C. cyprius, C. dalmaticus, C. damascenus, C. danfordiae, C. dianthus, C. discolor, C. dispathaceus, C. dubius, C. duplex, C. edulis, C. elwesii, C. etruscus, C. exiguus, C. fatuus, C. fimbriatus, C. flavus, C. fleischeri, C. fleischerianus, C. floribundus, C. fontenayi, C. fragrans, C. fritschii, C. fussianus, C. gaillardotii, C. gargaricus, C. geghartii, C. gilanicus, C. goulimyi, C. graecus, C. granatensis, C. grandiflorus, C. graveolens, C. hadriaticus, C. hartmannianus, C. haussknechtii, C. herbertianus, C. hermoneus, C. heuffelianus, C. heuffelii, C. hittiticus, C. hybernus, C. hyemalis, C. imperati, C. incompletus, C. incurvus, C. indivisus, C. insularis, C. ionicus, C. iridiflorus, C. isauricus, C. italicus, C. janthinus, C. karduchorum, C. karsianus, C. kerndorffiorum, C. kirkii, C. korolkowii, C. kosaninii, C. kotschyanus, C. kotschyi, C. lacteus, C. laevigatus, C. lageniflorus, C. latifolius, C. lazicus, C. leichtlinii, C. libanoticus, C. ligusticus, C. lineatus, C. longiflorus, C. luteus, C. macrobolbos, C. maesiacus, C. magontanus, C. malyi, C. marathonisius, C. marcetii, C. mathewii, C. mazziaricus, C. medius, C. melantherus, C. meridionalis, C. mesiacus, C. michelsonii, C. micranthus, C. minimus, C. moabiticus, C. moesiacus, C. montenegrinus, C. mouradii, C. multifidus, C. multiflorus, C. nanus, C. napolitanus, C. naqabensis, C. neapolitanus, C. nerimaniae, C. nervifolius, C. nevadensis, C. nivalis, C. niveus, C. nivigena, C. nubigena, C. nudiflorus, C. obovatus, C. ochroleucus, C. odorus, C. officinalis, C. olbanus, C. olivieri, C. orbelicus, C. oreocreticus, C. orphanidis, C. orsinii, C. pallasianus, C. pallasii, C. pallidus, C. parkinsonii, C. parviflorus, C. paschei, C. pelistericus, C. peloponnesiacus, C. pendulus, C. penicillatus, C. pestalozzae, C. pholegandrius, C. pictus, C. polyanthus, C. praecox, C. pulchellus, C. pulchricolor, C. purpureus, C. pusillus, C. pygmaeus, C. pyrenaeus, C. recurvus, C. reineggeri, C. reinwardtii, C. reticulatus, C. revolutus, C. robertianus, C. roegnerianus, C. roopiae, C. rubens, C. rujanensis, C. salzmannianus, C. salzmannii, C. sativus, C. scardicus, C. scepusiensis, C. scharojanii, C. schimperi, C. sennii, C. serbicus, C. serotinus, C. setifolius, C. sibthorpianus, C. siculus, C. sieberi, C. sieberianus, C. sieheanus, C. skorpilii, C. smyrnensis, C. speciosus, C. spruneri, C. striatus, C. stridii, C. suaveolens, C. subapenninus, C. sublimis, C. sulphureus, C. susianus, C. suterianus, C. suwarowianus, C. suworowianus, C. sylvester, C. syriacus, C. tauri, C. tauricus, C. thessalus, C. thiebautii, C. thirkeanus, C. thomasii, C. tingitanus, C. tommasinianus, C. tomoricus, C. tournefortii, C. triflorus, C. uniflorus, C. vallicola, C. variegatus, C. veluchensis, C. veneris, C. vernalis, C. vernus, C. versicolor, C. vilmae, C. violaceus, C. visianicus, C. vitellinus, C. vittatus, C. wattiorum, C. weldenii, C. zonatus, C. × fritschii, C. × hybridus, C. × jessoppiae, C. × paulineae, C. × stellaris, C. × submedius
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Crocus sativus L. (1753)

Species

Cultivars

Crocus Cultivars

General

Quality Image
Yellow crocus in grass
Yellow crocus with bee carrying pollen
Meadow of Crocus
Crocus in the snow
Crocus in St. Patrick's Cathedral grounds, Dublin

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Europe
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkey, Yugoslavia.
- Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine.
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco.
Asia-Temperate
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- China
  - Xinjiang.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.

Selected Weblinks

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