ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Crocus vernus

(L.) Hill

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 vernus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1765

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

19 synonyms in this snapshot

Crocus acutiflorusSeidl
Crocus albiflorusKit. ex Schult.
Crocus appendiculatusA.Kern. ex Maw
Crocus caeruleusWeston
Crocus heuffelianus subsp. albiflorus(Kit. ex Schult.) Nyman
Crocus montanusHoppe ex Maw
Crocus montenegrinusA.Kern. ex Maw
Crocus napolitanusLoisel.
Crocus parviflorus(J.Gay) E.H.L.Krause
Crocus pygmaeusLojac.
Crocus rubensWeston
Crocus sativus var. vernusL.
Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus(Kit. ex Schult.) Ces.
Crocus vernus subvar. albiflorus(Kit. ex Schult.) Herb.
Crocus vernus var. acutiflorus(Seidl) Nyman
Crocus vernus var. albiflorus(Kit. ex Schult.) Herb.
Crocus vernus var. parviflorusJ.Gay
Crocus vilmaeFiala
Ixia vernalisSalisb.

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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