Pollinator plant

Silvery Crocus

Crocus biflorus

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Common names

18 names · 15 languages
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Other languages (14)
Dutch
  • Krokus
French
  • Crocus[5]
  • Crocus a deux fleurs[4]
  • Crocus à deux fleurs[6]
Arabic
  • زعفران فضي[3]
Bulgarian
  • Двуцветен минзухар[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 双花番红花[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 雙花番紅花[3]
Finnish
  • sinisahrami[3]
German
  • Weisser Fruehlings-Krokus[4]
  • Zweiblütiger Krokus[4]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Dvižiedis krokas[3]
Russian
  • Шафран двуцветковый[3]
Slovak
  • šafran dvojkvetý[3]
Swedish
  • blå bägarkrokus[3]
Turkish
  • ikiz çiğdem[3]
Sources & name notes (6)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Crocus biflorus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Silvery Crocus — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • Zafferano selvatico — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
[2] Crocus biflorus — GBIF vernacular names (United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Silvery Crocus — results[24] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 180104773; Crocus biflorus.
[3] Crocus biflorus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Silvery Crocus — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • Zafferano selvatico — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • زعفران فضي — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • blå bägarkrokus — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • Двуцветен минзухар — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • Шафран двуцветковый — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • 雙花番紅花 — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • 双花番红花 — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • ikiz çiğdem — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • sinisahrami — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • šafran dvojkvetý — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
  • Dvižiedis krokas — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 334892; Crocus biflorus.
[4] Crocus biflorus — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Weisser Fruehlings-Krokus — results[7] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 296192938; Crocus biflorus.
  • Zweiblütiger Krokus — results[10] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 296192938; Crocus biflorus.
  • Crocus a deux fleurs — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 296192938; Crocus biflorus.
  • Zafferano selvatico — results[9] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 296192938; Crocus biflorus.
[5] Crocus biflorus — GBIF vernacular names (DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe) ↗

GBIF aggregation of DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Crocus — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 159504569; Crocus biflorus.
[6] Crocus biflorus — GBIF vernacular names (TAXREF) ↗

GBIF aggregation of TAXREF. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Crocus à deux fleurs — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747340/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747340; sourceTaxonKey 221924305; Crocus biflorus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Crocus biflorus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Iridaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Crocus species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. This entry covers autumn-flowering types. This entry covers spring-flowering types.

Sources [2] [3] [3] [3]
Native range
Sicilia, Italy.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Silvery Crocus (Crocus biflorus) is a bulbous plant. It flowers from February to March.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Crocus biflorus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5405928; ID ZKSY; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5405928; ID ZKSY; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Crocus species (top 577 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidancePollinator guidancePollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 1, column 2, entry Crocus species (top 652 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Crocus species (top 562 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 2, entry Crocus species (top 517 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Crocus biflorus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1194829; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 464755, 464756

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.