Crocus
L

crocus

Flora Eur. p. 511

E crocus, saffron crocus S

Crocus sativus L.

G Safran F safran I zafferano, croco

G. 1.56 (croceus)

4.109 (croceus)

4.182 (crocus)

 

cf. E. 4.44, G. 1.447, A. 1.649, 1.711, 4,585, 4,700, 6.207, 9.460, 11.775 for croceus 'saffron yellow' as a color.

A. 9.614

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The bottom 3 pictures show the harvest in Cascia (Umbria) in 2004.

http://www.cascianet.it/zafferano/photogallery/index.htm

The source of saffron, now with many cultivars.

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