Crocus graveolens explained

Crocus graveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.^[1] It is native to Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey.^{[2] [3]}

Found growing around 1000 meters in stony fields, scrub, and pine forests; flowering occurs in February and March.^[4]

The flowers are yellow with finely divided stigma with around 12 threads; plants produce many narrow leaves that are grey-green.^[4] The tunic of the corms are parallel fibred, and the flowers smell like elder.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut.. . n.d.. World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. September 18, 2020.
2. Web site: Crocus graveolens Boiss. & Reut.. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. September 18, 2020.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=327276 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Book: Phillips, Roger. The Random House book of bulbs. 1989. Random House. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. 0-679-72756-6. New York. 19922564. 19.