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Woodland crocus

Crocus tommasinianus

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Common names

24 names · 21 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (20)
Dutch
French
Bulgarian
  • Томасиниев минзухар[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 托氏番红花[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 托氏番紅花[3]
Czech
  • šafrán Tommasiniho[3]
Danish
  • Sne-krokus[3]
Finnish
  • tähtisahrami[3]
German
Hungarian
  • Illír sáfrány[3]
Italian
  • Zafferano di Tommasini[2][3]
Lithuanian
  • Balkaninis krokas[3]
Norwegian
  • snøkrokus[3]
Polish
  • Szafran Tommasiniego[3]
Russian
  • Шафран Томазини[3]
Slovak
  • šafran Tommasiniho[3]
Swedish
  • snökrokus[3]
Turkish
  • Erkenci Çiğdem[3]
Ukrainian
  • Шафран томазіні[3]
Welsh
  • Saffrwm cynnar[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

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 tommasinianus — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Woodland crocus — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Crocus tommasinianus.
[2] Crocus tommasinianus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Woodland crocus — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Dalmatiner Krokus — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Elfen-Krokus — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Early Crocus — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Tommasini's crocus — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Crocus de Tommasini — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Zafferano di Tommasini — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Boerenkrokus — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
[3] Crocus tommasinianus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Woodland crocus — results[7].names[2]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Dalmatiner Krokus — results[7].names[6]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Elfen-Krokus — results[7].names[5]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Early Crocus — results[7].names[4]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Tommasini's crocus — results[7].names[3]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Crocus de Tommasini — results[7].names[7]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Zafferano di Tommasini — results[7].names[20]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Boerenkrokus — results[7].names[1]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • šafrán Tommasiniho — results[7].names[8]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • snøkrokus — results[7].names[9]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • tähtisahrami — results[7].names[10]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Szafran Tommasiniego — results[7].names[11]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Шафран Томазини — results[7].names[12]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • snökrokus — results[7].names[13]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Balkaninis krokas — results[7].names[14]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Томасиниев минзухар — results[7].names[15]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • 托氏番紅花 — results[7].names[16]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • 托氏番红花 — results[7].names[17]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Sne-krokus — results[7].names[18]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Illír sáfrány — results[7].names[19]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Saffrwm cynnar — results[7].names[21]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Шафран томазіні — results[7].names[22]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • šafran Tommasiniho — results[7].names[23]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
  • Erkenci Çiğdem — results[7].names[24]; taxon id 55875; Crocus tommasinianus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Crocus tommasinianus 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]
Mature height
0.1–0.15 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.1–1.83 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Clumping

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Sand

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring; Winter

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
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.

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Native range
S. Hungary to SW. Croatia and NW. Bulgaria.

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

Sources [5]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Woodland crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) 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 tommasinianus — 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 5406145; ID ZL48; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5406145; ID ZL48; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Crocus tommasinianus — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLightSoil textureFlowering season
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Light: Light
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Crocus tommasinianus — 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 1193085; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 465121, 465123, 465124, 465126

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.