| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Galatella cretica Gand. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cret.: 59 (1916) |
| Native Range | e. Crete to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 10-500m |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-3cm, mucronate or acute, rigid, eglandular, univeined, capitula 1-few, 8-12mm, involucre 2-3-seriate, outer bracts lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster creticus (Gand.) Rech.f. Crinitaria cretica (Gand.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |