Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Crocus - World of Beautiful flowering plant
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperm
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Physical description
Crocuses emerge from an underground corm and die back shortly after flowering. The corm is covered in a dry sheath, known as a tunic, and many species have contractile roots that can pull the corm deeper into the soil. Each corm typically produces one or two low-growing flowers. The flowers have three petals, three petal-like sepals, and three broad pollen-receptive stigma branches, under which are the pollen-producing anthers. The flowers come in a range of colors, depending on the species, and are commonly white, yellow, purple, lilac, or mauve. Like other members of the iris family, the fruit is a dry capsule that splits open to release the seeds. The grasslike leaves characteristically feature a pale or white stripe along the midrib.
Crocus - World of Beautiful flowering plant
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperm
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Physical description
Crocuses emerge from an underground corm and die back shortly after flowering. The corm is covered in a dry sheath, known as a tunic, and many species have contractile roots that can pull the corm deeper into the soil. Each corm typically produces one or two low-growing flowers. The flowers have three petals, three petal-like sepals, and three broad pollen-receptive stigma branches, under which are the pollen-producing anthers. The flowers come in a range of colors, depending on the species, and are commonly white, yellow, purple, lilac, or mauve. Like other members of the iris family, the fruit is a dry capsule that splits open to release the seeds. The grasslike leaves characteristically feature a pale or white stripe along the midrib.
