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Crocus vernus (L.) Hill

white crocus (Iridaceae)

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Crocus vernus (subsp. albiflorus) is native to the mountains of central and southern Europe; it differs from the more common garden escape, Crocus neapolitanus, in having its styles shorter than the stamens.

Ticino, Switzerland; 2008-05-07

 white crocus / Crocus vernus: _Crocus vernus_ (subsp. _albiflorus_) is native to the mountains of central and southern Europe; it differs from the more common garden escape, _Crocus neapolitanus_, in having its styles shorter than the stamens.

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