| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Crocodilium creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) N.Garcia & Susanna trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 25 (2002) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-10m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-cordate to lyrate, grey, arachnose, capitula subsessile, 20-25mm across, phyllaries apically with 1-3cm long spine |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aegialophila cretica Boiss. & Heldr. Centaurea aegialophila Boiss. & Heldr. ex Boiss. Centaurea cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, TUR Turkey) |
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