Crocus caspius

Crocus caspius is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, from Southeastern Transcaucasus to Northern Iran.[1]

Crocus caspius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. caspius
Binomial name
Crocus caspius
Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen

Its flowers are white and often stippled lilac on outer petals. the plant has membranous corm tunic splits at base.[2]

The flowering season is October and November.

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