• Source: List of endemic plants of Crete

Crete and adjacent islands (Karpathos, Kasos, Saria, and smaller islets) are home to several dozen endemic species and subspecies of plants, together with two endemic genera, Horstrissea and Petromarula.
The World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Crete and associated islands as a separate botanical country from Greece and the East Aegean Islands, although all three are politically part of the same country.
Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family.




Amaryllidaceae


Allium bourgeaui subsp. creticum Bothmer
Allium circinnatum subsp. circinnatum
Allium dilatatum Zahar.
Allium platakisii Tzanoud. & Kypr.
Allium tardans Greuter & Zahar.
Sternbergia lutea subsp. greuteriana (Kamari & R.Artelari) Strid




Apiaceae


Bupleurum gaudianum Snogerup
Bupleurum kakiskalae Greuter
Chaerophyllum creticum Boiss. & Heldr.
Chrysophae cretica Koso-Pol.
Eryngium ternatum Poir.
Ferula thyrsiflora Sm.
Ferulago thyrsiflora (Sm.) W.D.J.Koch
Geocaryum creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Engstrand
Horstrissea Greuter – endemic genus
Horstrissea dolinicola Greuter, Gerstb. & Egli




Apocynaceae


Vincetoxicum creticum Browicz




Araceae


Arum idaeum Coustur. & Gand.
Arum purpureospathum P.C.Boyce
Biarum davisii Turrill
Biarum tenuifolium subsp. idomenaeum P.C.Boyce & Athanasiou




Aristolochiaceae


Aristolochia cretica Lam.
Bellevalia brevipedicellata Turrill
Bellevalia juliana Bareka, Turland & Kamari
Bellevalia sitiaca Kypriotakis & Tzanoud.




Asparagaceae


Muscari spreitzenhoferi (Heldr.) Vierh.
Ornithogalum creticum Zahar.
Ornithogalum insulare Kypr.
Prospero battagliae Speta
Prospero depressum Speta
Prospero hierapytnense Speta
Prospero idaeum Speta
Prospero minimum Speta
Prospero rhadamanthi Speta
Prospero talosii (Tzanoud. & Kypr.) Speta
Scilla cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Speta
Scilla cydonia Speta
Scilla nana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Speta




Aspleniaceae


Asplenium creticum Lovis
Asplenium × khaniense Brownsey & Jermy (A. creticum × A. trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens)




Asteraceae


Anthemis abrotanifolia (Willd.) Guss.
Anthemis abrotanifolia f. abrotanifolia
Anthemis abrotanifolia f. ligulata Greuter, Matthäs & Risse
Anthemis ammanthus subsp. paleacea Greuter – Kárpathos (incl. Saria I.)
Anthemis chia f. inornata Greuter, Matthäs & Risse
Anthemis filicaulis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Greuter
Anthemis glaberrima (Rech.f.) Greuter
Anthemis pasiphaes Goula & Constantin
Anthemis rigida subsp. antri-neptuni Goula & Constantin
Anthemis samariensis Turland
Anthemis tomentella Greuter
Bellis longifolia Boiss. & Heldr
Carlina barnebiana B.L.Burtt & P.H.Davis
Carlina curetum subsp. curetum
Carlina diae (Rech.f.) Meusel & A.Kástner
Carlina sitiensis Rech.f.
Carthamus rechingeri P.H.Davis – Kárpathos
Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha (Turland & L.Chilton) Greuter
Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana (Rech.f.) Turland & L.Chilton
Centaurea baldaccii Degen
Centaurea idaea Boiss. & Heldr
Centaurea lancifolia Sieber ex Spreng.
Centaurea poculatoris Greuter
Centaurea redempta subsp. redempta
Crepis auriculifolia Sieber
Crepis bellidifolia Noë ex Nyman
Crepis fraasii subsp. mungieri (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.D.Sell
Crepis neglecta subsp. cretica (Boiss.) Vierh.
Crepis sibthorpiana Boiss. & Heldr.
Crepis tybakiensis Vierh.
Crepis tybakiensis var. flexiscapa (Rech.f.) Greuter
Crepis tybakiensis var. tybakiensis
Filago wagenitziana Bergmeier
Helichrysum doerfleri Rech.f.
Helichrysum heldreichii Boiss.
Hieracium schmidtii subsp. creticum (Zahn) Greuter
Hypochaeris tenuiflora (Boiss.) Boiss.
Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech.f.
Lophiolepis morinifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Del Guacchio, Bureš, Iamonico & P.Caputo
Onopordum bracteatum subsp. creticum Franco
Phagnalon pygmaeum (Sieber) Greuter
Pseudopodospermum idaeum (Gand.) Zaika
Ptilostemon chamaepeuce var. elegans Greuter
Senecio fruticulosus Sm.
Staehelina petiolata (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Tragopogon lassithicus Rech.f.




Boraginaceae


Alkanna sieberi A.DC.
Cynoglossum sphacioticum Boiss. & Heldr.
Myosotis solange Greuter & Zaffran




Brassicaceae


Alyssum idaeum Boiss. & Heldr
Alyssum lassiticum Halácsy
Alyssum sphacioticum Boiss. & Heldr.
Arabis cretica Boiss. & Heldr.
Draba cretica Boiss. & Heldr.
Erysimum candicum Snogerup
Erysimum candicum subsp. candicum
Erysimum candicum subsp. carpathum Snogerup
Erysimum creticum Boiss. & Heldr.
Erysimum mutabile Boiss. & Heldr.
Erysimum raulinii Boiss.
Noccaea cretica (Degen & Jáv.) F.K.Mey.
Noccaea zaffranii F.K.Mey.
Odontarrhena baldaccii (Vierh. ex Nyár.) Španiel
Odontarrhena fragillima (Bald.) Španiel
Ricotia cretica Boiss. & Heldr.
Ricotia isatoides (Barbey) B.L.Burtt




Campanulaceae


Campanula aizoides Zaffran
Campanula carpatha Halácsy – Kárpathos, Kasos, Saria.
Campanula cretica (A.DC.) D.Dietr.
Campanula creutzburgii Greuter
Campanula dimitrii Strid – Kárpathos
Campanula hierapetrae Rech.f.
Campanula jacquinii (Sieber) A.DC.
Campanula pelviformis Lam.
Campanula pinatzii Greuter & Phitos
Campanula saxatilis subsp. saxatilis
Campanula spatulata subsp. filicaulis (Halácsy) Phitos
Campanula tubulosa Lam.
Petromarula Vent. ex R.Hedw.
Petromarula pinnata (L.) A.DC.




Caprifoliaceae


Lomelosia albocincta (Greuter) Greuter & Burdet
Lomelosia minoana (P.H.Davis) Greuter & Burdet
Lomelosia minoana subsp. asterusica (Greuter) Greuter & Burdet
Lomelosia minoana subsp. minoana
Lomelosia sphaciotica (Roem. & Schult.) Greuter & Burdet
Lomelosia sphaciotica subsp. decalvans (Halácsy) Bergmeier
Lomelosia sphaciotica subsp. sphaciotica
Valeriana sieberi (Heldr.) Christenh. & Byng




Caryophyllaceae


Bolanthus creutzburgii Greuter
Bufonia stricta subsp. cecconiana (Bald.) Rech.f.
Cerastium brachypetalum subsp. doerfleri (Halácsy ex Hayek) P.D.Sell & Whitehead
Cerastium deschatresii Greuter
Cerastium scaposum Boiss. & Heldr.
Cerastium scaposum subsp. peninsularum Greuter, N.Böhling & Ralf Jahn
Cerastium scaposum subsp. scaposum
Cherleria wettsteinii (Mattf.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
Dianthus candicus (P.W.Ball & Heywood) Madhani & Heubl
Dianthus fruticosus subsp. carpathus Runemark
Dianthus fruticosus subsp. creticus (Tausch) Runemark
Dianthus fruticosus subsp. sitiacus Runemark
Dianthus juniperinus subsp. aciphyllus (Sieber ex Ser.) Turland
Dianthus juniperinus subsp. bauhinorum (Greuter) Turland
Dianthus juniperinus subsp. heldreichii Greuter
Dianthus juniperinus subsp. idaeus Turland
Dianthus juniperinus subsp. kavusicus Turland
Dianthus juniperinus subsp. pulviniformis (Greuter) Turland
Dianthus sphacioticus Boiss. & Heldr.
Dianthus xylorrhizus Boiss. & Heldr.
Petrorhagia dianthoides (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
Silene ammophila Boiss. & Heldr.
Silene ammophila subsp. ammophila
Silene ammophila subsp. carpathae Chowdhuri – Kárpathos
Silene antri-jovis Greuter & Burdet
Silene flavescens subsp. dictaea (Rech.f.) Greuter
Silene insularis Barbey – Kárpathos
Silene integripetala subsp. greuteri (Phitos) Akeroyd
Silene pinetorum Boiss. & Heldr
Silene pinetorum subsp. pinetorum
Silene pinetorum subsp. sphaciotica Oxelman & Greuter
Silene sieberi Fenzl
Silene variegata (Desf.) Boiss. & Heldr
Telephium imperati subsp. pauciflorum (Greuter) Greuter & Burdet




Colchicaceae


Colchicum cretense Greuter




Convolvulaceae


Convolvulus argyrothamnos Greuter
Cuscuta atrans Feinbrun




Crassulaceae


Sedum creticum subsp. creticum – Crete and Kárpathos
Sedum eriocarpum subsp. spathulifolium 't Hart
Sedum litoreum var. creticum 't Hart
Sedum praesidis Runemark & Greuter




Cyperaceae


Carex idaea Greuter, Matthäs & Risse




Euphorbiaceae


Euphorbia myrsinites subsp. rechingeri (Greuter) Aldén
Euphorbia sultan-hassei Strid, B.Bentzer, Bothmer, Engstrand & M.A.Gust.




Fabaceae


Astragalus angustifolius subsp. echinoides (L'Hér.) Brullo, Giusso & Musarella
Astragalus creticus Lam.
Astragalus creticus subsp. creticus
Astragalus creticus subsp. minoicus Brullo & Giusso
Astragalus dolinicola (Brullo & Giusso) Brullo & Giusso
Astragalus idaeus Bunge
Astragalus nummularius subsp. nummularius
Coronilla globosa Lam.
Ebenus cretica L.
Lathyrus neurolobus Boiss. & Heldr.
Medicago arborea subsp. strasseri (Greuter, Matthäs & Risse) Sobr.-Vesp. & Ceresuela
Onobrychis sphaciotica Greuter
Ononis verae Širj.
Trifolium phitosianum N.Böhling, Greuter & Raus




Hypericaceae


Hypericum aciferum (Greuter) N.Robson
Hypericum amblycalyx Coustur. & Gand.
Hypericum empetrifolium subsp. oliganthum (Rech.f.) I.Hagemanm
Hypericum empetrifolium subsp. tortuosum (Rech.f.) I.Hagemann
Hypericum jovis Greuter
Hypericum kelleri Bald.
Hypericum trichocaulon Boiss. & Heldr.




Iridaceae


Crocus oreocreticus B.L.Burtt
Crocus pumilus (Rukšāns) Rukšāns
Crocus ruksansii Zubov
Crocus sieberi J.Gay




Lamiaceae


Clinopodium creticum (L.) Kuntze
Micromeria carpatha Rech.f. – Kárpathos
Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.
Micromeria sphaciotica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. – Kárpathos
Nepeta sphaciotica P.H.Davis
Origanum dictamnus L.
Origanum × karpathicum Dirmenci, C.Catt. & Dimarchou (O. onites × O. vetteri) – Kárpathos
Origanum microphyllum (Benth.) Vogel
Origanum × minoanum P.H.Davis (O. microphyllum × O. vulgare subsp. hirtum)
Origanum vetteri Briq. & Barbey
Phlomis × commixta Rech.f., Denkschr
Phlomis lanata Willd.
Phlomis pichleri Vierh.
Phlomis × sieberi Vierh.
Phlomis × vierhapperi Rech.f.
Prunella cretensis Gand.
Scutellaria hirta Sm.
Scutellaria sieberi Benth.
Sideritis syriaca subsp. syriaca
Stachys mucronata Sieber ex Spreng.
Teucrium alpestre Sm.
Teucrium cuneifolium Sm.
Teucrium gracile Barbey & Fors.-Major
Teucrium montbretii subsp. heliotropiifolium (Barbey) P.H.Davis
Thymbra calostachya (Rech.f.) Rech.f.
Thymus leucotrichus var. creticus (Bald.) Ronniger




Liliaceae


Fritillaria messanensis subsp. sphaciotica (Gand.) Kamari & Phitos
Gagea omalensis J.-M.Tison
Tulipa cretica Boiss. & Heldr.




Linaceae


Linum caespitosum Sm.
Linum doerfleri Rech.f.




Orchidaceae


× Anacamptorchis salkowskiana (C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) J.M.H.Shaw
Cephalanthera cucullata Boiss. & Heldr.
Ophrys × antiskariensis Soca (O. bombyliflora × O. cretica)
Ophrys × baumanniana Soó (O. cretica × O. sphegodes)
Ophrys × plorae C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis (O. cretica × O. spruneri)
Ophrys × regis-minois Halx (O. cretica × O. scolopax subsp. heldreichii)
Ophrys × vamvakiae Kohlmüller (O. cretica × O. lutea)
Ophrys × varvarae Faller & Kreutz (O. cretica × O. fusca)
× Orchinea hermaniana (C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) J.M.H.Shaw (Neotinea tridentata × Orchis anatolica)
Orchis sitiaca (Renz) P.Delforge
Orchis spitzelii subsp. nitidifolia (W.P.Teschner) Soó
Orchis × thriftiensis Renz (O. anatolica × O. pauciflora)
Serapias × sitiae nothosubsp. sitiae (S. lingua × S. orientalis subsp. orientalis)
Serapias × wettsteinii nothosubsp. wettsteinii (S. bergonii × S. orientalis subsp. orientalis)




Paeoniaceae


Paeonia clusii subsp. clusii – Crete and Kárpathos




Papaveraceae


Corydalis uniflora (Sieber) Nyman




Plantaginaceae


Chaenorhinum minus subsp. idaeum (Rech.f.) R.Fern.
Veronica glauca subsp. kavusica (Rech.f.) M.A.Fisch.




Plumbaginaceae


Acantholimon androsaceum var. androsaceum
Limonium calliopsium Alf.Mayer
Limonium carpathum (Rech.f.) Rech.f. – Kárpathos (near Vrondi)
Limonium cornarianum Kypr. & R.Artelari – southeast Crete
Limonium creticum R.Artelari
Limonium elaphonisicum Alf.Mayer
Limonium frederici (Barbey) Rech.f.
Limonium hierapetrae Rech.f.
Limonium pigadiense (Rech.f.) Rech.f. – Kárpathos
Limonium rigidum Alf.Mayer
Limonium stenotatum (Rech.f.) Erben & Brullo
Limonium vanandense Erben & Brullo – Kárpathos
Limonium xerocamposicum Erben & Brullo




Poaceae


Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. creticum H.Scholz & Greuter
Catapodium borgesii H.Scholz
Dactylis glomerata subsp. rigida (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek
Festuca polita subsp. cretica (Markgr.-Dann.) Foggi & H.Scholz
Sesleria doerfleri Hayek




Polygonaceae


Polygonum idaeum Hayek




Primulaceae


Cyclamen confusum (Grey-Wilson) Culham, Jope & P.Moore
Cyclamen creticum (Dörfl.) Hildebr.
Cyclamen graecum subsp. candicum Ietsw.
Adonis cretica (Huth) Imam, Chrtek & A.Slavíková




Ranunculaceae


Anemone hortensis subsp. heldreichii (Boiss.) Rech.f. – Crete and Kárpathos
Clematis elisabethae-carolae Greuter – Sfakia Prov.
Nigella carpatha Strid – Kárpathos and Kasos
Ranunculus cupreus Boiss. & Heldr.
Ranunculus radinotrichus Greuter & Strid – western Crete (Levka Ori)
Ranunculus veronicae N.Böhling




Rosaceae


Sanguisorba cretica Hayek




Rubiaceae


Cynanchica idaea (Halácsy) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – mountains of Crete
Galium citraceum Boiss. SC. & S. Greece to Kriti
Galium extensum Krendl
Galium fruticosum Willd.
''Galium incanum'' subsp. ''creticum'' Ehrend.
Galium incrassatum Halácsy
Galium incurvum Sm. – mountains of Crete
Hexaphylla pubescens (Willd.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
Thliphthisa crassula (Greuter & Zaffran) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
Thliphthisa rigida (Sm.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio




Salicaceae


Salix kaptarae Cambria




Santalaceae


Viscum album subsp. creticum N.Böhling, Greuter, Raus, B.Snogerup, Snogerup & Zuber




Scrophulariaceae


Verbascum arcturus L.
Verbascum × atchleyianum Rech.f. (V. sinuatum × V. spinosum)
Verbascum × innominatum Rech.f. (V. macrurum × V. sinuatum)
Verbascum spinosum L.




Tamaricaceae


Tamarix minoa J.L.Villar, Turland, Juan, Gaskin, M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo




Ulmaceae


Zelkova abelicea (Lam.) Boiss.




Violaceae


Viola alba subsp. cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Marcussen – mountains of Crete




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of endemic plants of Crete
• Mount Ida (Crete)
• Origanum dictamnus
• Bellis longifolia
• Wildlife of Greece
• Tulipa cretica
• Zelkova abelicea
• Cyclamen graecum
• Bupleurum kakiskalae
• Carlina curetum