Iridaceae
Sieber's crocus
Crocus sieberi
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Crocus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Czech
- Šafrán Sieberův
- English
- Sieber's crocus
- Finnish
- Sieberinsahrami
- German
- Sieber-Krokus
- Icelandic
- Grikkjakrókus
- Russian
- Шафран Зибера
- Swedish
- Grekisk krokus
- Welsh
- Saffrwm Sieber
Synonyms
- Crocus sibiricus Barr
- Crocus sibthorpianus Herb.
- Crocus sibthorpianus var. angustifolius Herb.
- Crocus sibthorpianus var. latifolius Herb.
- Crocus sibthorpianus var. stauricus Herb.
- Crocus sieberi var. heterochromus Halácsy
- Crocus sieberi var. sibthorpianus (Herb.) Nyman
- Crocus sieberi var. versicolor Boiss. & Heldr.
- Crocus sieberianus Herb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 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.