EARLY CROCUS

Crocus Tommasinianius

Iris Family [Iridaceae]  

month8Feb month8mar month8march month8apr month8april

flower
flower8lilac
inner
inner8yellow
morph
morph8actino
petals
petalsZ6
stem
stem8round

10th February 2008. Photo: © RWD
Growing amidst Woodruff.


10th February 2008. Photo: © RWD
The tubular stem is white. [Montbretia in background].


10th February 2008. Photo: © RWD
The grass-like leaves are narrow and have a light-green coloured central spine.


10th February 2008. Photo: © RWD


10th February 2008. Photo: © RWD
Three paler yellow stamens surround a shorter tri-forked feathery orange stigma.


Easily confused with : Spring Crocus except that Early Crocus flowers up to a month earlier.

Some similarities to :

There are no native Crocuses in the UKs.

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Distribution
family8iris family8Iridaceae
BSBI maps
genus8crocus
Crocus

EARLY CROCUS

Crocus Tommasinianius

Iris Family [Iridaceae]