Herbarium catalogue
Family: Iridaceae
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Crocus biflorus Mill.
Collector/Expedition: Baytop, Turhan, Brickell, Christopher D. & Mathew, Brian Frederick
Collection number: 8514
Collection date: 9th April 1975
Country/Territory: Turkey
Collecting locality: Turkey:Ulu Dag
Habitat: In open areas amongst scattered Abies by hotels in Ulu Dag village and in large no.s by the [Teleferik?] for the mountain. By melting snow in leafy soil often growing with C. gargaricus.
Description: Pale to deep purplish-blue fls, the outer segs often with a deeper basal colour externally. Occasional {illegible]. Throat yellow. Stigmas and styles yellow to orange. Considerable size variation in fl. some as large as modern C. chrysanthus hybrids! Honey scented. Tunic annulate.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00337804
Herbarium region: 2A (West Asia and Egypt)
Number of sheets: 1
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