Crocus ochroleucus

Crocus ochroleucus

"Crocus ochroleucus" is species of flowering plant in the Iridaceae family. the petals are white to cream colored turning to yellow at their bottom. white anthers and yellow pistil. native to Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
Crocus ochroleucus can you spot the one Crocus pallasii amidst all the Crocus ochroleucus ? 
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Appearance

Perennial. Tubercle small, proliferous, surrounded with membranous brown tunics. Leaves 4-6, appearing together with flowers, strongly canaliculate, 1.5–2 mm wide. Basal spathe often surrounding numerous scapes. Floral spathe diphyllous, partly enclosing a long tube. Perianth 2–3 cm; tepals elliptical-ovate, cream-white, yellow and bearded at base. Anthers whitish, longer than filament. Stigmas orange.
Crocus ochroleucus  Crocus ochroleucus,Fall,Geotagged,Israel

Distribution

Lower and middle mountains, South, Hermon.
Crocus ochroleucus  Crocus ochroleucus,Fall,Geotagged

Habitat

Rocky places, light soils.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusCrocus
SpeciesC. ochroleucus
Photographed in
Israel