Crocus corsicus

Corsican Crocus (Crocus corsicus )

The Corsican Crocus (Crocus corsicus ) is a plant of the genus Crocus (Crocus ) in the family of Iris Family ( Iridaceae ).

Features

The Corsican Crocus is a bald, perennial plant that reaches the plant height 4-8 inches. At the top of the Knoll shell is netzfaserig. A sprig is not available. Leaves and flowers spring from an underground tuber. The tuber has a längsfaserige, netzfaserige against the top shell. The leaves are blowing out along with the flowers. There are in each case 3 to 6 leaves exist. These may be bent back, linear, green, and have a width of 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters. In its heyday, they are hardly longer than the flowers in general.

There is usually one that rarely two flowers are available. The throat is bare and white to purple. The Perigonzipfel measure 20 to 35 (rarely over 18 ) × 7-13 mm. Inside they are bright lilac to deep purple, outside often yellowish with fine lateral veins 1-3 and purple stripes. The anthers are orange and twice as long as the filaments. The capsule fruit contains pale brown seeds. The flowering period extends from February to April.

The Corsican Crocus is similar to the ones crocus. The smallest is about Crocus ranker and has scheckigere outer tepals.

Occurrence

The Corsican Crocus comes in Corsica before in bushes, rocky pastures and mountains.

Use

The Corsican Crocus is probably scattered used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens and discounts. The species is in cultivation since at least 1843.

Documents

• Ehrentraud Bayer, Karl Peter Buttler, Xaver Finkenzeller, Jürke Grey: Plants of the Mediterranean ( The colored nature guide ). Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich 1986.
• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.