Ankara Crocus vs Common Crocus

Crocus ancyrensis compared with Crocus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ankara Crocus	Common Crocus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Iridaceae	Iridaceae
Genus same	Crocus	Crocus
Species	Crocus ancyrensis	Crocus vernus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ankara Crocus and Common Crocus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crocus.

Conservation Status

Ankara Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Common Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ankara Crocus	Common Crocus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ankara Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Common Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Ankara Crocus

The Ankara Crocus (Crocus ancyrensis) is a species in the genus Crocus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Common Crocus

<em>Crocus vernus</em>, commonly known as the common crocus or spring crocus, is a small bulbous perennial plant in the family Iridaceae. Native to Europe, it has been widely cultivated and naturalized across North America. Common crocus typically grows in alpine meadows, subalpine grasslands, and woodland edges, often emerging through snow in early spring, making it one of the earliest flowering plants of the season. The flowers are solitary and cup-shaped, appearing before the leaves, and range in color from white and lilac to deep purple. The species has long been cultivated as an ornamental plant and is one of the parents of many garden crocus cultivars. Its corms are eaten by rodents and its flowers provide an early-season nectar source for bees and other pollinators. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom