Flowers of Crete
Here is the beginning of a section presenting photos and brief descriptions of some flowers and plants that can be found in Crete.
To provide a semblance of order the photos are classed into six categories:
- Cretan endemic flowers
- Greek endemic flowers
- Non-endemic flowers found on Crete
- Rare flowers (they will also be found in other categories)
- Orchids
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 glaberrima
• Anthemis rigida subsp. ammanthiformis
• Anthemis samariensis
• Anthyllis vulneraria
• Arenaria cretica
• Arisarum vulgare
• Asphodeline lutea
• Asphodelus Ramosus - White Asphodel
• Astragalus angustifolius
• Barlia robertiana
• Bellevalia brevipedicellata
• Berberis cretica
• Bupleurum kakiskalae
• Calicotome villosa - Spiny broom
• Campanula aizoides
• Campanula cretica
• Campanula jacquinii
• Campanula laciniata
• Campanula tubulosa
• Centaurea baldaccii
• Centaurea idaea
• Centaurea lancifolia
• Centaurea pumilio
• Centaurea raphanina ssp. raphanina
• Centranthus sieberi
• Cephalanthera cucullata
• 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 aciferum
• 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
• Onosma erectum
• 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 - 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
• Verbascum spinosum
• Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica
• Viola fragrans
• Viola scorpiuroides
