Cretan flowers |
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Tragopogon sinuatus |
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Phlomis fruticosa or Jerusalem sage |
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Asphodeline Lutea |
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Helichrysum conglobatum |
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Calicotome villosa or Spiny broom |
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Ferula communis - Giant fennel |
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Hypericum empetrifolium |
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Verbascum macrurum |
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Chrysanthemum coronarium - Crown daisies |
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Papaver rhoeas - Common poppy |
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Anemone coronaria |
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Dracunculus vulgaris - Dragon arum |
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Thymus capitatus (or Coridothymus capitatus) - Thyme |
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Cistus creticus - Pink rockrose |
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Cistus parviflorus |
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Cistus salvifolius |
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Cytinus hypocistus ssp. clusii or Cytinus ruber |
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Silene colorata |
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Daphne sericea |
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Pancratium maritimum - Sea daffodil |
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Asphodelus Ramosus - White Asphodels |
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Urginea maritima - Sea squill |
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Umbilicus horizontalis |
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Euphorbia characias |
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Lavendula stoechas - Wild lavender |
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Lupinus pilosus - Blue lupin |
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Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica |
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| Ceterach officinarum - Rusty Back |
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Aethionema saxatile creticum - Burnt Candytuft |
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Ammophila Arenaria |
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Citrus sinensis - Orange |
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Echium plantagineum |
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Anchusa italica (or Anchusa azurea) |
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Delphinium staphisagria - Lice bane |
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Anthyllis vulneraria |
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Muscari comosum - Tassel hyacynth |
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Acanthus spinosus - Bear's breeches |
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Scolymus hispanicus |
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Limonium graecum |
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Astragalus angustifolius |
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Satureja spinosa |
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Sedum tristriatum |
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Prunus prostrata |
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Orchids |
Orchis italica - Italian orchid |
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Barlia robertiana |
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Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Ophrys |
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Endemic flowers |
Androcymbium rechingeri |
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Ebenus cretica - Cretan ebony |
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Anchusa cespitosa |
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Viola fragrans |
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Crocus sieberi |
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Tulipa saxatilis (Tulipa bakeri) |
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Paeonia clusii |
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Petromarula pinnata |
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Verbascum arcturus |
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Euphorbia rechingeri |
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Satureja alpina |
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Iberis sempervirens |
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Centaurea idaea |
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Galium incurvum |
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Scilla nana (Chionodoxa cretica) |
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Sideritis syriaca - "Cretan mountain tea" |
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Silene variegata |
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Clematis elisabethae-carolae |
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Centranthus sieberi |
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Onobrychis sphaciotica |
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Campanula cretica |
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Campanula jacquinii |
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Campanula laciniata |
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Campanula aizoides |
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Trees |
Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa - Juniper |
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If you want to know more about Cretan flowers, the appropriately named Flowers
of Crete John
Fielding & Nicholas Turland - Kew
Editions is THE book you MUST HAVE.
It may seem expensive
at first sight but once you hold this book in your hands, you will
realize that it is amazing value for money.
The above comment was posted when the book was in print and sold for 50 (and later 60) Pounds Sterling. It has now sold out and a reprint is not necessarily planned so you will have to get it second-hand.. Sometimes prices are OK and sometimes they are a litle silly. Take a look at this link to see what's on offer right now and if it is anywhere near the original price jump on the offer and get it, you will not regret it. |

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