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Saffron Crocus
Saffron Crocus
Crocus sativus
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

The saffron crocus blooms in autumn, producing vivid violet petals and three deep-crimson stigmas — the source of saffron, the world's most expensive spice by weight. It takes roughly 150,000 flowers to yield just one kilogram of dried saffron.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Crocus
Species
Crocus sativus