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Cyclamen creticum (Dörfl.) Hildebr.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesCyclamen creticum (Dörfl.) Hildebr. 
BibliographyBeih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 19(2): 367 (1906)
Native RangeCrete
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-1300m
Descriptioncorms flattened, leaves obcordate, subentire, adaxially dark green, silvery variegate, calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, petals ovate-lanceolate, 15-25mm long
Size10-15cm
Colorpale pink, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark
division of resting tubers
SynonymsCyclamen balearicum ssp. creticum (Dörfl.) Ietsw.
Cyclamen creticum f. erubescens J.Compton
Cyclamen creticum f. pallideroseum Grey-Wilson
Cyclamen hederifolium ssp. creticum (Dörfl.) O.Schwarz
Cyclamen repandum var. creticum Dörfl.
Cyclamen repandum ssp. creticum (Dörfl.) Debussche & J.D.Thomps.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti)
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