Species of plant in the family Iridaceae
Crocus graveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1] It is native to Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey.[2][3]
Found growing around 1000 meters in stony fields, scrub, and pine forests; flowering occurs in February and March.[4]
The flowers are yellow with finely divided stigma with around 12 threads; plants produce many narrow leaves that are grey-green.[4] The tunic of the corms are parallel fibred, and the flowers smell like elder.[4]
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