Botany Photo of the Day Crocus rujanensis

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    Botany Photo of the Day is a weblog run by researchers, staff, and students associated with UBC Botanical Garden. It features plants from around the world. See The Photographs for details on how to submit your images!

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    Scientifically described in 1990, Crocus rujanensis is native to southern Serbia and adjacent Macedonia in oak-hornbeam forests, mixed Hungarian-Turkey oakwoods, Dianthus meadows, degraded shrublands, and grasslands. This photograph is from 2015, so perhaps these plants are still alive within the bulb frame of UBC’s alpine garden. It’s likely, as these are from a 2012 propagation […]

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