Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Iridaceae

Crocus L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Crociris*	Schur	heterotypic synonym
*Geanthus*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Safran*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Crocus abantensis*	T. Baytop & B. Mathew	taxonomically included in
*Crocus abracteolus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus adamioides*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus adanensis*	T. Baytop & B. Mathew	taxonomically included in
*Crocus aerius*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus akdagensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus akkayaensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus aleppicus*	Baker	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ancyrensis*	(Herb.) Maw	taxonomically included in
*Crocus angustifolius*	Weston	taxonomically included in
*Crocus antalyensioides*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus antalyensis*	B. Mathew	taxonomically included in
*Crocus antherotes*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus arizelus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus armeniensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus asumaniae*	B. Mathew & T. Baytop	taxonomically included in
*Crocus asymmetricus*	Erol	taxonomically included in
*Crocus autranii*	Albov	taxonomically included in
*Crocus babadagensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus banaticus*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus baytopiorum*	B. Mathew	taxonomically included in
*Crocus bertiscensis*	Raca, Harpke, Shuka & V. Randjel.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus berytius*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus beydaglarensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus bifloriformis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus biflorus*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus boissieri*	Maw	taxonomically included in
*Crocus boryi*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus boulosii*	Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Crocus bowlesianus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus bozdagensis*	Rukšāns & Zubov	taxonomically included in
*Crocus brachyfilus*	I. Schneid.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus brickellii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus bydzowskyanus*	Rukšāns & Zubov	taxonomically included in
*Crocus calanthus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus cambessedesii*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus cancellatus*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus candidus*	E. D. Clarke	taxonomically included in
*Crocus carpetanus*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus cartwrightianus*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus caspius*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey. ex Hohen.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus christianii*	Rukšāns & Zubov	taxonomically included in
*Crocus chrysanthus*	(Herb.) Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus cobbii*	Kernd., Pasche & Harpke	taxonomically included in
*Crocus coloreus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus concinnus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus corsicus*	Vanucchi	taxonomically included in
*Crocus cvijicii*	Košanin	taxonomically included in
*Crocus cyprius*	Boiss. & Kotschy	taxonomically included in
*Crocus dalmaticus*	Vis.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus danfordiae*	Maw	taxonomically included in
*Crocus danubensis*	Kernd., Pasche, Randjel. & V. Randjel.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus demirizianus*	Erol & Can	taxonomically included in
*Crocus dilekyarensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus duncanii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus erolii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus etruscus*	Parl.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus fauseri*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus filis-maculatis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus flavus*	Weston	taxonomically included in
*Crocus fleischeri*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus gargaricus*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus gembosii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus georgei*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus goulimyi*	Turrill	taxonomically included in
*Crocus graveolens*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus hadriaticus*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus harpkeae*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus hartmannianus*	Holmboe	taxonomically included in
*Crocus harveyi*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus heilbronniorum*	Erol	taxonomically included in
*Crocus henrikii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus hermoneus*	Kotschy ex Maw	taxonomically included in
*Crocus homeri*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus hyemalis*	Boiss. & C. I. Blanche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ilvensis*	Peruzzi & Carta	taxonomically included in
*Crocus imperati*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus incognitus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus jablanicensis*	Randjel. & V. Randjel.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus kangalensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus karamanensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus karduchorum*	Kotschy ex Maw	taxonomically included in
*Crocus kartaldagensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus katrancensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus kerndorffiorum*	Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus kofudagensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus kosaninii*	Pulević	taxonomically included in
*Crocus kotschyanus*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Crocus laevigatus*	Bory & Chaub.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus leichtlinii*	(Dewer) Bowles	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ligusticus*	Mariotti	taxonomically included in
*Crocus longiflorus*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus lyciotauricus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus lydius*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus macedonicus*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus malatyensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus malyi*	Vis.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus marasensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus mathewii*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus mawii*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus mediotauricus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus mersinensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus minimus*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus minutus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus moabiticus*	Bornm.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus muglaensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus multicostatus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus munzurense*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus musagecitii*	Erol & Yıldırım	taxonomically included in
*Crocus mysius*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus naqabensis*	Al-Eisawi & Kiswani	taxonomically included in
*Crocus neglectus*	Peruzzi & Carta	taxonomically included in
*Crocus nerimaniae*	Yüzb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus nevadensis*	Amo & Campo	taxonomically included in
*Crocus niveus*	Bowles	taxonomically included in
*Crocus novicii*	V. Randjel. & Miljković	taxonomically included in
*Crocus nudiflorus*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ochroleucus*	Boiss. & Gaill.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus olivieri*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus oreocreticus*	B. L. Burtt	taxonomically included in
*Crocus oreogenus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus orphei*	Karampl. & Constantin.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus pallasii*	Goldb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus paschei*	Kernd.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus pelistericus*	Pulević	taxonomically included in
*Crocus pelitensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus pestalozzae*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus pilousii*	Rukšāns & Zubov	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ponticus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus pulchellus*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus puringii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus randjeloviciorum*	Kernd., Pasche, Harpke & Raca	taxonomically included in
*Crocus rechingeri*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus reticulatus*	Steven ex Adams	taxonomically included in
*Crocus rhodensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus rifatozdemirii*	Erol	taxonomically included in
*Crocus robertianus*	C. D. Brickell	taxonomically included in
*Crocus romuleoides*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus roseoviolaceus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus rujanensis*	Randjel. & D. A. Hill	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ruksansii*	Zubov	taxonomically included in
*Crocus sakaltutanensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus salurdagensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus samarasii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus sativus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus scardicus*	Košanin	taxonomically included in
*Crocus scharojanii*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus schneideri*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus seisumsiana*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus serotinus*	Salisb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus sieberi*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus sieheanus*	Barr ex B. L. Burtt	taxonomically included in
*Crocus simavensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus sivasensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus sozenii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus speciosus*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus stevensii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus striatulus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus suaveolens*	Bertol.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus suwarowianus*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Crocus tahtaliensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus taseliensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus thomasii*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus thracicus*	Yüzb. & Aslan	taxonomically included in
*Crocus tommasinianus*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus tournefortii*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Crocus tuna-ekimii*	Yüzb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus uschakensis*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus vaclavii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus vallicola*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus veluchensis*	Herb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus veneris*	Tapp. ex Poech	taxonomically included in
*Crocus vernus*	(L.) Hill	taxonomically included in
*Crocus versicolor*	Ker Gawl.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus vitellinus*	Wahlenb.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus wattiorum*	(B. Mathew) B. Mathew	taxonomically included in
*Crocus xanthosus*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in
*Crocus yakarianus*	Yıldırım & Erol	taxonomically included in
*Crocus yaseminiae*	Erol	taxonomically included in
*Crocus youngiorum*	Rukšāns & Zetterl.	taxonomically included in
*Crocus zetterlundii*	Rukšāns	taxonomically included in
*Crocus ziyaretensis*	Kernd. & Pasche	taxonomically included in

Children

Crocus abantensis T. Baytop & B. Mathew
Crocus abracteolus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus adamioides Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus adanensis T. Baytop & B. Mathew
Crocus aerius Herb.
Crocus akdagensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus akkayaensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus aleppicus Baker
Crocus ancyrensis (Herb.) Maw
Crocus angustifolius Weston
Crocus antalyensioides Rukšāns
Crocus antalyensis B. Mathew
Crocus antherotes Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus arizelus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus armeniensis Rukšāns
Crocus asumaniae B. Mathew & T. Baytop
Crocus asymmetricus Erol
Crocus autranii Albov
Crocus babadagensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus banaticus J. Gay
Crocus baytopiorum B. Mathew
Crocus bertiscensis Raca, Harpke, Shuka & V. Randjel.
Crocus berytius Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus beydaglarensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus bifloriformis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus biflorus Mill.
Crocus boissieri Maw
Crocus boryi J. Gay
Crocus boulosii Greuter
Crocus bowlesianus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus bozdagensis Rukšāns & Zubov
Crocus brachyfilus I. Schneid.
Crocus brickellii Rukšāns
Crocus bydzowskyanus Rukšāns & Zubov
Crocus calanthus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus cambessedesii J. Gay
Crocus cancellatus Herb.
Crocus candidus E. D. Clarke
Crocus carpetanus Boiss. & Reut.
Crocus cartwrightianus Herb.
Crocus caspius Fisch. & C. A. Mey. ex Hohen.
Crocus christianii Rukšāns & Zubov
Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb.
Crocus cobbii Kernd., Pasche & Harpke
Crocus coloreus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus concinnus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus corsicus Vanucchi
Crocus cvijicii Košanin
Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy
Crocus dalmaticus Vis.
Crocus danfordiae Maw
Crocus danubensis Kernd., Pasche, Randjel. & V. Randjel.
Crocus demirizianus Erol & Can
Crocus dilekyarensis Rukšāns
Crocus duncanii Rukšāns
Crocus erolii Rukšāns
Crocus etruscus Parl.
Crocus fauseri Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus filis-maculatis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus flavus Weston
Crocus fleischeri J. Gay
Crocus gargaricus Herb.
Crocus gembosii Rukšāns
Crocus georgei Rukšāns
Crocus goulimyi Turrill
Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut.
Crocus hadriaticus Herb.
Crocus harpkeae Rukšāns
Crocus hartmannianus Holmboe
Crocus harveyi Rukšāns
Crocus heilbronniorum Erol
Crocus henrikii Rukšāns
Crocus hermoneus Kotschy ex Maw
Crocus homeri Rukšāns
Crocus hyemalis Boiss. & C. I. Blanche
Crocus ilvensis Peruzzi & Carta
Crocus imperati Ten.
Crocus incognitus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus jablanicensis Randjel. & V. Randjel.
Crocus kangalensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus karamanensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus karduchorum Kotschy ex Maw
Crocus kartaldagensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus katrancensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus kerndorffiorum Pasche
Crocus kofudagensis Rukšāns
Crocus kosaninii Pulević
Crocus kotschyanus K. Koch
Crocus laevigatus Bory & Chaub.
Crocus leichtlinii (Dewer) Bowles
Crocus ligusticus Mariotti
Crocus longiflorus Raf.
Crocus lyciotauricus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus lydius Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus macedonicus Rukšāns
Crocus malatyensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus malyi Vis.
Crocus marasensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus mathewii Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus mawii Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus mediotauricus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus mersinensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus minimus DC.
Crocus minutus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus moabiticus Bornm.
Crocus muglaensis Rukšāns
Crocus multicostatus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus munzurense Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus musagecitii Erol & Yıldırım
Crocus mysius Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus naqabensis Al-Eisawi & Kiswani
Crocus neglectus Peruzzi & Carta
Crocus nerimaniae Yüzb.
Crocus nevadensis Amo & Campo
Crocus niveus Bowles
Crocus novicii V. Randjel. & Miljković
Crocus nudiflorus Sm.
Crocus ochroleucus Boiss. & Gaill.
Crocus olivieri J. Gay
Crocus oreocreticus B. L. Burtt
Crocus oreogenus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus orphei Karampl. & Constantin.
Crocus pallasii Goldb.
Crocus paschei Kernd.
Crocus pelistericus Pulević
Crocus pelitensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus pestalozzae Boiss.
Crocus pilousii Rukšāns & Zubov
Crocus ponticus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus pulchellus Herb.
Crocus puringii Rukšāns
Crocus randjeloviciorum Kernd., Pasche, Harpke & Raca
Crocus rechingeri Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams
Crocus rhodensis Rukšāns
Crocus rifatozdemirii Erol
Crocus robertianus C. D. Brickell
Crocus romuleoides Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus roseoviolaceus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus rujanensis Randjel. & D. A. Hill
Crocus ruksansii Zubov
Crocus sakaltutanensis Rukšāns
Crocus salurdagensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus samarasii Rukšāns
Crocus sativus L.
Crocus scardicus Košanin
Crocus scharojanii Rupr.
Crocus schneideri Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus seisumsiana Rukšāns
Crocus serotinus Salisb.
Crocus sieberi J. Gay
Crocus sieheanus Barr ex B. L. Burtt
Crocus simavensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus sivasensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus sozenii Rukšāns
Crocus speciosus M. Bieb.
Crocus stevensii Rukšāns
Crocus striatulus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus suaveolens Bertol.
Crocus suwarowianus K. Koch
Crocus tahtaliensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus taseliensis Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus thomasii Ten.
Crocus thracicus Yüzb. & Aslan
Crocus tommasinianus Herb.
Crocus tournefortii J. Gay
Crocus tuna-ekimii Yüzb.
Crocus uschakensis Rukšāns
Crocus vaclavii Rukšāns
Crocus vallicola Herb.
Crocus veluchensis Herb.
Crocus veneris Tapp. ex Poech
Crocus vernus (L.) Hill
Crocus versicolor Ker Gawl.
Crocus vitellinus Wahlenb.
Crocus wattiorum (B. Mathew) B. Mathew
Crocus xanthosus Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus yakarianus Yıldırım & Erol
Crocus yaseminiae Erol
Crocus youngiorum Rukšāns & Zetterl.
Crocus zetterlundii Rukšāns
Crocus ziyaretensis Kernd. & Pasche

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: (aito)sahramit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: krokusar

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 36. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Crocus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/1f7ba079-4444-48a5-bdf4-4fb1e5afb927

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.