Crocus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms, Flowers

Crocus Flowers:

Crocus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from sea level to alpine tundra in central and southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, on the islands of the Aegean, and across Central Asia to Xinjiang Province in western China.
An early spring bloomer, crocus “bulbs” are technically corms. Like corms, they have a definite up end and down end. They are solid inside like a potato if you cut them open, and they have a papery outer covering which is called a tunic.