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Geocaryum creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.] Engstrand  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesGeocaryum creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.] Engstrand 
SynonymsButinia cretica Boiss, & Heldr.
Habitatrocks
Altitude1300-2035m
Descriptionleaves bi- or tripinnate, ultimate segments broadly elliptic to oblong, obtuse, umbels with 3-6 rays, involucre absent, bracts of involucel oblong, ciliate
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Kriti)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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APIACEAE

Geocaryum creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Engstrand, Biosystem. Taxon. Geocaryum 40 (1977)

Basionym:
Butinia cretica Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 10: 50 (1849)

Synonyms:
Biasolettia cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman
Carum creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) B.D.Jacks.
Chrysophae cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Koso-Pol.
Freyera cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss. & Heldr.
Grammosciadium creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Calest.
Huetia cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball

Crete
13 KRI

1300-2035m

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