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Crocus caspius

(Crocus caspius)

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Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant Crocus caspius , is a species of fanerógama plantof the sort Crocus pertaining to the family of the Iridaceae. It is native to the Caspian Sea coast. It is a perennial corm that reaches a size of 5 cm in diameter. The flowers, in shades of lilac or white with purple veins and prominent red stigmas, appear with the leaves in autumn and winter. Crocus caspius, comes from the western and southern shores of the Caspian Sea at heights of less than 300 meters. It grows among low shrubs, but it is reported, resistant in the United Kingdom where it grows in open land. Crocus caspius was described by Fisch. & CAMey. ex Hohen and published in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalists de Moscou 11: 252. 1838. Crocus : generic name that derives from the Greek word: κρόκος ( krokos ). 5 This, in turn, is probably a word taken from a Semitic language, related to the Hebrew כרכום karkom , Aramaic ܟܟܘܪܟܟܡܡܐ kurkama and Arabic كركم kurkum , meaning "saffron" ( Crocus sativus ), "yellow saffron" or the turmeric (see Curcuma ). The word ultimately goes back to the Sanskrit kunkumam(कुङ्कुमं) for "saffron" unless it is in itself descendant of the Semitic word. caspius :geographical epithet that refers to its location in the vicinity of the Caspian Sea. Crocus boryanus var. caspius (Fisch. & CAMey. ex Hohen.) Herb.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Iridaceae
Genus:Crocus
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