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Crocodilium creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) N.Garcia & Susanna trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCrocodilium creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) N.Garcia & Susanna trib. Cardueae
SynonymsAegialophila cretica Boiss. & Heldr.
 Centaurea aegialophila Boiss. & Heldr. ex Boiss.
 Centaurea cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-100m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate-cordate to lyrate, grey, arachnose, capitula subsessile, 20-25mm across, phyllaries apically with 1-3cm long spine
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationopen site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Kriti )
Africa
     Northern Africa (Egypt , Libya )
Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Cyprus , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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ASTERACEAE

Crocodilium creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) N.Garcia & Susanna, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 25 (2002)

Basionym:
Aegialophila cretica Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 10: 106 (1849)

Synonyms:
Centaurea cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman

Centaurea aegialophila Boiss. & Heldr. ex Boiss.

e. Medit.
13 KRI 20 EGY LBY 34 CYP TUR

0-100m

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