Crocus sativus Linnaeus var. officinalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 36. 1753.

RCN: 284.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 56.1 (LINN); Herb. Burser III: 63 (UPS); [icon] in Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ. 2: 335, s. 4, t. 2, f. 1. 1680.

Current name: Crocus sativus L. ( Iridaceae).