Crocus speciosus
Crocus speciosus
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Corm tunic membranous or coriaceous, splitting into rings at base, sometimes with parallel fibres. Leaves 3-4, hysteranthous, 4-5 mm broad. Prophyll absent. Bracteole present. Throat of perianth white or pale yellow, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; segments 2.5-6 x 0.8-2.2 cm, subacute to bluntly acuminate. Filaments 4-11 mm, glabrous or minutely papillose, white or pale yellow; anthers 1-2.2 cm, yellow. Style usually divided into many slender branches, but sometimes c. 6.
