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Crocus laevigatus

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

Crocus laevigatus, the smooth crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, endemic to Crete, Greece.[1]

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial, with narrow swordlike leaves, and pale lilac or white flowers with a yellow centre, appearing in Autumn. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

The Latin specific epithet laevigatus means "smooth".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Crocus laevigatus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.