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Flowers of Crete

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Here is the beginning of a section presenting photos and brief descriptions of some flowers and plants that can be found in Crete. I'll keep adding to them regularily.

To provide a semblance of order I have classed the photos into six categories:

Androcymbium rechingeri

Erica manipuliflora

Cyclamen creticum

Tulipa goulimyi

Viola fragrans

Silene colorata

Scilla nana and crocus sieberi

Ranunculus asiaticus

Pancratium maritimum

Ophrys tenthredinifera

 

Below you can see all the flowers that are currently shown on these pages in alphabetical order:

 • Acantholimon androsaceum
 • Acanthus spinosus - Bear's breeches
 • Aethionema saxatile creticum - Burnt Candytuft
 • Alcea biennis
 • Ammophila Arenaria
 • Anchusa cespitosa
 • Anchusa italica (or Anchusa azurea)
 • Androcymbium rechingeri
 • Anemone coronaria
 • Anthemis samariensis
 • Anthyllis vulneraria
 • Arenaria cretica
 • Arisarum vulgare
 • Asphodeline Lutea
 • Asphodelus Ramosus - White Asphodels
 • Astragalus angustifolius
 • Barlia robertiana
 • Bellevalia brevipedicellata
 • Berberis cretica
 • Bupleurum kakiskalae
 • Calicotome villosa or Spiny broom
 • Campanula aizoides
 • Campanula cretica
 • Campanula jacquinii
 • Campanula laciniata
 • Centaurea idaea
 • Centaurea lancifolia
 • Centaurea pumilio
 • Centranthus sieberi
 • Cephalaria squamiflora
 • Ceterach officinarum - Rusty Back
 • Chrysanthemum coronarium - Crown daisies
 • Cicer incisum
 • Cistus creticus - Pink rockrose
 • Cistus parviflorus
 • Cistus salvifolius
 • Citrus sinensis - Orange
 • Clematis elisabethae-carolae
 • Colchicum macrophyllum
 • Crepis sibthorpiana
 • Crithmum maritimum
 • Crocus cartwrightianus
 • Crocus sieberi
 • Cyclamen creticum
 • Cyclamen graecum
 • Cytinus hypocistus ssp. clusii or Cytinus ruber
 • Daphne sericea
 • Delphinium staphisagria - Lice bane
 • Dracunculus vulgaris - Dragon arum
 • Ebenus cretica - Cretan ebony
 • Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii
 • Echium plantagineum
 • Erica manipuliflora
 • Euphorbia acanthothamnos
 • Euphorbia characias
 • Euphorbia dendroides
 • Euphorbia rechingeri
 • Ferula communis  - Giant fennel
 • Galium incurvum
 • Glaucium flavum - Yellow horned poppy
 • Helichrysum conglobatum
 • Hypericum empetrifolium
 • Iberis sempervirens
 • Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa - Juniper
 • Lavendula stoechas - Wild lavender
 • Limonium graecum
 • Lomelosia sphaciotica
 • Lupinus pilosus - Blue lupin
 • Mandragora officinarum
 • Medicago marina - Sea medick
 • Muscari comosum - Tassel hyacynth
 • Myosotis solange
 • Nepeta sphaciotica
 • Onobrychis sphaciotica
 • Onopordum bracteatum ssp. creticum
 • Orchis italica - Italian orchid
 • Orchis pauciflora
 • Ophrys spruneri
 • Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Ophrys
 • Oxalis pes-caprae - Bermuda buttercup
 • Paeonia clusii
 • Pancratium maritimum - Sea daffodil
 • Papaver rhoeas - Common poppy
 • Petromarula pinnata
 • Phlomis fruticosa or Jerusalem sage
 • Pimpinella tragium subsp. depressa
 • Prunus prostrata
 • Ranunculus asiaticus
 • Ranunculus veronicae
 • Ruta chalepensis
 • Satureja alpina
 • Satureja spinosa
 • Scilla nana (Chionodoxa cretica)
 • Scolymus hispanicus
 • Sedum magellense
 • Sedum tristriatum
 • Sideritis syriaca - "Cretan mountain tea"
 • Silene colorata
 • Silene succulenta
 • Silene variegata
 • Staehelina petiolata
 • Teucrium brevifolium
 • Thymus capitatus (or Coridothymus capitatus) - Thyme
 • Tragopogon sinuatus
 • Tulipa cretica
 • Tulipa goulimyi
 • Tulipa saxatilis (Tulipa bakeri)
 • Umbilicus horizontalis
 • Urginea maritima - Sea squill
 • Verbascum arcturus
 • Verbascum macrurum
 • Verbascum sinuatum
 • Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica
 • Viola fragrans
 • Viola scorpiuroides

 

Please note that I am not a botanist. In fact I have very little knowledge of all things botanical so if you notice errors I'd appreciate it if you let me know.

 

Flowers of Crete - John Fielding & Nicholas Turland - Kew Editions

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.