Crocus

genus of flowering plants
Taxon taxon Q157806
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Crocus

Summary

Crocus is a taxon[1]. Crocus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Crocus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Crocus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Crocus belongs to the parent taxon Crocoideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Crocus is Crocus[6].
  • Crocus's Commons category is recorded as Crocus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Crocus is Crocus sativus[8].
  • Crocus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crocus[9].
  • Crocus's Commons gallery is recorded as Crocus[10].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)[13].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Crocus's described by source is recorded as Norsk Haandlexikon[18].
  • Crocus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3087[19].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'crocus'}[20].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زعفران'}[21].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Zəfəran'}[22].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Минзухар'}[23].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Crocco'}[24].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'šafrán'}[25].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Krokus'}[26].
  • Crocus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Krokusse'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Crocus is Crocus[6]. Crocus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Crocus is classified within Crocoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Crocus is Crocus sativus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'crocus'}[20], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زعفران'}[21], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Zəfəran'}[22], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Минзухар'}[23], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Crocco'}[24], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'šafrán'}[25].

Identifiers

Crocus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 58949[28]. Crocus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2747303[29]. Crocus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43285[30].

Why It Matters

Crocus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Crocus is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag crocus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: crocus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923947|crocus (#289923947)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
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