Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusCrocus
Scientific name with authorshipCrocus biflorus Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? estriatus Herb.Crocus annulatus var. biflorus (Mill.) Herb.Crocus annulatus var. caerulescens (Herb.) Herb.Crocus annulatus var. estriatus (Herb.) Herb.Crocus annulatus var. pusillus (Ten.) Herb.Crocus argenteus SabineCrocus argenteus var. batavicus SabineCrocus argenteus var. praecox SabineCrocus biflorus f. alexandrae (Nicic ex Velen.) Stjepanovic-VeselicicCrocus biflorus f. lineatus (Jan) BolzonCrocus biflorus subsp. argenteus (Sabine) K.Richt.Crocus biflorus subsp. pusillus (Ten.) NymanCrocus biflorus var. communis SabineCrocus biflorus var. estriatus (Herb.) Tchich.Crocus biflorus var. janii J.GayCrocus biflorus var. lineatus (Jan) NymanCrocus biflorus var. milleri J.GayCrocus biflorus var. parkinsonii SabineCrocus biflorus var. stigmatosus SabineCrocus biflorus var. tenorei J.GayCrocus cinericius WestonCrocus circumscissus Haw.Crocus fussianus J.GayCrocus fussianus J.Gay ex NymanCrocus italicus GaudinCrocus lineatus JanCrocus minimus Ten.Crocus nanus HerbichCrocus nanus Herbich ex Steud.Crocus parkinsonii (Sabine) Steud.Crocus praecox Haw.Crocus pusillus (Ten.) Ten.Crocus striatus LinkCrocus vernus var. pusillus Ten.
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Gene source
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier436480-1
Use codesEU GS
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.