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''Crocus cartwrightianus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Greece and Crete. It is a cormous perennial growing to . The flowers, in shades of lilac or white with purple veins and prominent red stigmas, appear with the leaves in autumn and winter. The Latin specific epithet ''cartwrightianus'' refers to the 19th century British Consul to Constantinople, John Cartwright. ''C. cartwrightianus'' is the presumed wild progenitor of the domesticated triploid ''Crocus sativus'' – the saffron crocus.〔(M. Grilli Caiola - Saffron reproductive biology )〕 This species is commonly found growing on limestone soil areas of the Attica Peninsula of Greece. There is evidence that this plant was cultivated in ancient Crete at least as early as the Middle Minoan Period, as exhibited by a mural, the "Saffron Gatherer", illustrating the gathering of crocuses.〔(C.Michael Hogan, ''Knossos Fieldnotes'', the Modern Antiquarian (2007) )〕 This plant,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2554 )〕 and the cultivar 'Albus'〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2555 )〕 (with pure white flowers), have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crocus cartwrightianus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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