ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Crocus sativus

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Iridaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species: Crocus sativus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Crocus sativus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

12 synonyms in this snapshot

Crocus autumnalisName author: Sm.
Crocus officinalisName author: (L.) Honck.
Crocus orsiniiName author: Parl.
Crocus pendulusName author: Stokes
Crocus sativus subsp. orsiniiName author: (Parl.) K.Richt.
Crocus sativus var. cashmerianusName author: Royle
Crocus sativus var. officinalisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Crocus sativus var. orsiniiName author: (Parl.) Maw
Crocus serotinus subsp. serotinusName author: Not supplied
Crocus setifoliusName author: Stokes
Geanthus autumnalisName author: Raf.
Safran officinarumName author: Medik.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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