Iridaceae
Early crocus
Crocus imperati
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Crocus
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Common names
By language (5)
- arz
- زعفران امبيراتى
- English
- Early crocus
- German
- Imperato-Krokus, Teufels-Krokus
- Icelandic
- Sunnukrókus
- Swedish
- Neapelkrokus
Synonyms
- Crocus imperati var. albiflorus Ten.
- Crocus imperati var. reidii Maw
- Crocus imperatonianus Herb.
- Crocus imperatonianus var. albus Herb.
- Crocus imperatonianus var. montanus Herb.
- Crocus imperatonianus var. princeps Herb.
- Crocus imperatonianus var. rupestris Herb.
- Crocus incurvus Donn ex Steud.
- Crocus recurvus Haw.
- Crocus reflexus Donn
- Crocus suaveolens subsp. imperati (Ten.) Colas.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Francine Riez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bana Ike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.