Family: Iridaceae
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Crocus ancyrensis (Herb.) Maw
Collector/Expedition: Balls, Edward Kent
Country/Territory: Turkey
Collecting locality: Turkey:Akhar Dagh, Marash
Locality as recorded by collector: Asia Minor
Habitat: Growing on steep clay slopes, lime beside melting snows.
Description: Flowers gold orange, leaves dark green only just above ground with blooms. Anthers pale yellow. Stigmata orange. 3' tall. Reticulate corms.
Miscellaneous notes: Used for food, to be bought in the markets.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00333280
Herbarium region: 2A (West Asia and Egypt)
Number of sheets: 1
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