Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Mathew (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Crocus flavus Weston. According to Stjepanović – Veseličić (1976 in Josifović) it keys out as Crocus moesiacus Ker-Gawl. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2010) is Crocus flavus Weston.
Note: the examined specimens from Osogovo have a tubular bract 60–85 mm long, but lack a bracteole.
Lifeform: Bulbous perennial plant. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Türkiye according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Oak forests – found in the region of village of Pantelej.
Flowering period: Late winter to early spring (FEB, MAR).
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Mathew, B. F. 1980. Crocus L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 92–99.
Stjepanović – Veseličić, A. 1976. Rod Crocus L. in Josifović, M. (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VIII. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 2–12.
