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Crocus neapolitanus (Ker Gawl.) Loisel.

spring crocus (Iridaceae)

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Synonym | Crocus vernus auct. non (L.) Hill

Crocus neapolitanus is our most frequent crocus; it is widely confused with Crocus vernus, but that species has flowers where the style is distinctly shorter than the stamens.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2009-02-27

 spring crocus / Crocus neapolitanus: _Crocus neapolitanus_ is our most frequent crocus; it is widely confused with _Crocus vernus_, but that species has flowers where the style is distinctly shorter than the stamens.

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