A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Crocus tommasinianus
Named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879), who was mayor of the city of Triest. They are often referred to as early or snow crocuses, but these terms are shared with several other species, although C. tommasinianus is amongst the first to bloom. It is a plant of the Crocus genus in the Iridaceae family, with a lilac flower, and is one of the smaller of the cultivated species. It naturalises easily earning an official recognition as a weed. It grows wild in Bulgaria, Hungary and former Yugoslavia. C. tommasinianus has a slender flowers about 2-4.5 cm (0.75-1.75 in) long
Throughout woodlands of Europe, most common in eastern Europe.
4 Comments
I think its unique plants! You have some spotting about this plants, the yellow one, really beautiful!
Thank you, both
Lovely,,
Fantastic!