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Rare Cretan flowers

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There is no objective definition of "rare" in botany so let's just say that in the context of this page, a rare flower is a flower that either occurs very rarely (such as Clematis elisabethae-carolae of which only 5 plants are known) or only in a very few places where they may be found in large quantity (such as Anchusa cespitosa in the White Mountains).
"Rare" is also defined here in the context of Crete. For example Tulipa goulimyi is very rare in Crete but occurs quite frequently on the Peloponese and Kythira.

 

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Anchusa cespitosa

 

Anchusa cespitosa

 

Androcymbium rechingeri

 

Androcymbium rechingeri

 

Anthemis samariensis - a newly discovered species

 

Anthemis samariensis

 

Arenaria cretica

 

Arenaria cretica

 

Bellevalia brevipedicellata

 

Bellevalia brevipedicellata

 

Bupleurum kakiskalae

 

Bupleurum kakiskalae

 

Campanula aizoides

 

Campanula aizoides

 

Campanula cretica

 

Campanula cretica

 

Campanula jacquinii

 

Campanula jacquinii

 

Campanula laciniata

 

Campanula laciniata

 

Centaurea lancifolia  - first photos of this plant

 

Centaurea lancifolia

 

Centaurea pumilio

 

Centaurea pumilio

 

Centranthus sieberi

 

Centranthus sieberi

 

Cephalaria squamiflora

 

Cephalaria squamiflora subsp. squamiflora

 

Clematis elisabethae-carolae

 

Clematis elisabethae-carolae

 

Crepis sibthorpiana

 

Crepis sibthorpiana

 

Euphorbia rechingeri

 

Euphorbia rechingeri

 

Galium incurvum

 

Galium incurvum

 

Iberis sempervirens

 

Iberis sempervirens

 

Lomelosia sphaciotica

 

Lomelosia sphaciotica

 

Myosotis solange

 

Myosotis solange

 

Nepeta sphaciotica

 

Nepeta sphaciotica

 

Onobrychis sphaciotica

 

Onobrychis sphaciotica

 

Sedum magellense

 

Sedum magellense

 

Silene variegata

 

Silene variegata

 

Tulipa goulimyi

 

Tulipa goulimyi

 

Viola fragrans

 

Viola fragrans