Crocus pallasii

Crocus pallasii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from the Balkan Peninsula to Levant and West Iran.^[1] It is a possible ancestor of the domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.^[2][3]

Crocus pallasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Crocus
Species:	C. pallasii
Binomial name
Crocus pallasii Goldb.