Crocus imperati

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Crocus imperati De Jager 09.JPG

|taxon = Crocus imperati

|authority = Ten.

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|Crocus albiflorus subsp. neapolitanus |(Ker Gawl.) Suess.

|Crocus imperati var. albiflorus |Ten.

|Crocus imperati var. reidii |Maw

|Crocus imperatonianus |Herb. [Illegitimate]

|Crocus imperatonianus var. albus |Herb.

|Crocus imperatonianus var. montanus |Herb.

|Crocus imperatonianus var. rupestris |Herb.

|Crocus incurvus |Donn ex Steud.

|Crocus neapolitanus |(Ker Gawl.) Ten. [Illegitimate]

|Crocus recurvus |Haw.

|Crocus reflexus |Donn

|Crocus vernus var. neapolitanus |Ker Gawl.{{cite web |title = Crocus imperati Ten. is an accepted name

|date = 23 March 2012 |url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-327299 |publisher = theplantlist.org (The Plant List) |accessdate = 10 December 2015}}}}

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Crocus imperati is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, endemic to Italy.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=327299 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

Its flowering time is winter and early spring. Its features are lilac flowers with a dark purple outside.[http://archive.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Crocus/imperati%20imperati/66/ Alpin garden Society]

Its closest relative is Crocus versicolor.