ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Crocus speciosus

Name author: M.Bieb.

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 speciosus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1798

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

13 synonyms in this snapshot

Crocus bolensisName author: (Rukšāns) Rukšāns
Crocus multifidusName author: Rochel ex Ledeb.
Crocus nudiflorusName author: Hohen.
Crocus polyanthusName author: Grossh.
Crocus sakariensisName author: (Rukšāns) Rukšāns
Crocus speciosus subsp. bolensisName author: Rukšāns
Crocus speciosus subsp. sakariensisName author: Rukšāns
Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosusName author: Not supplied
Crocus speciosus var. caucasicusName author: Herb.
Crocus speciosus var. laxiorName author: Herb.
Crocus speciosus var. transylvanicusName author: Herb.
Crocus striatulusName author: Kernd. & Pasche
Crocus tauricusName author: Steven ex Nyman

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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