Iridaceae

Crocus cartwrightianus Herb.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus

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Crocus cartwrightianus (Crocus cartwrightianus) — FlowerPhoto: helen1688, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: كارتراتيانوس الزعفران
Chinese: 野番紅花
Czech: Šafrán Cartwrightův
Greek: Κρόκος του Καρτράιτ
Persian: زعفران کارترایتیانوس

Synonyms

Crocus cartwrightianus var. creticus Herb.
Crocus graecus Chapp.
Crocus pallasii Spruner ex Boiss.
Crocus sativus subsp. cartwrightianus (Herb.) K.Richt.
Crocus sativus var. cartwrightianus (Herb.) Maw

Flowers

In flower: November to December (from 65 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: helen1688, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Evgeny Stambulchik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.