Iridaceae

Crocus caspius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus

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Crocus caspius (Crocus caspius) — FlowerPhoto: Emad Tahaei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Azerbaijani: Xəzər zəfəranı
Bulgarian: Каспийски шафран
Persian: زعفران خزر
Russian: Шафран каспийский

Synonyms

Crocus boryanus var. caspius (Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen.) Herb.

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Emad Tahaei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emad Tahaei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emad Tahaei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mehrab Pourfaraj, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mohammad Khatibi Bayqi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emad Tahaei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mohammad Khatibi Bayqi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.