| Crocus cyprius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. cyprius |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy | |
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Crocus cyprius is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Cyprus where it is found in the Troödos Mountains.
Plants flower from January to April and are found inhabiting areas with stony soils. The corm tunic is annulate (having rings) and papery.
References
- "Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 21. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564.
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