Together with C. thirkeanus and C. bozdagensis it is crocus with the brightest yellow even something orange-yellow flowers, but contrary to its relatives it makes something larger corms with different tunics and isn’t stoloniferous. The stock grown at present in cultivation under this name comes from SW Turkey, Gok Tepe N of Mugla and was originally collected by Jim Archibald. It will not be great surprise if it will receive proper name, and typical C. gargaricus from NW Turkey, Mt. Kaz Dağı, seem not to be in cultivation more. Unfortunately I didn't succeed in search for typical C. gargaricus from Mt. Gargarus in NW Turkey and can't compare them, but this research was performed by Turkish botanist Osman Erol and in Gatersleben Institute (Germany).