Wildflowers of Crete

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In springtime, Crete is covered by a carpet of flowers. Wildflowers bloom everywhere - along the roadsides, in the olive and orange groves, in the gorges and on the hillsides. Many flowers which grow wild on Crete are found elsewhere in gardens: gladioli, cyclamen, anemones, geraniums, grape hyacinths, iris and tulips, to name just a few. Then there are the wild orchids. There are several different types found on Crete: we found ophrys orchids which look like insects, serapias or long-lipped orchids, and many different members of the orchis family. I am still working on the orchid photos but hope to have the photos up soon. It is very difficult to identify the type of orchid since many are hybrids.

I have tried to identify all the flowers in these photos but, if anyone spots an error or can identify other flowers in the photo, I would appreciate it very much if they would let me know so that I can correct it.

Reference books: "Wild Flowers of Crete" by George Sfikas and "Farbatlas Mediterrane Pflanzen" by Andrea Bärtels.

Agave americana and Opunta - Neo Horio	Anagallis arvensis - Pimpernel - Kokkino Horio	Anemone coronaria - var. cyanea - at Ramni
Anemone pavonina - road to Mehare	Anemone heldreichii Imbros gorge and Mt. Jouchtos	Aspgodelus aestivus - Asphodel - Neo Horio
Aspfodeline lutea - Yellow asphodel - Imbros	Asphodeline lutea - Yellow asphodel - near Hora Sfakion	Chrysanthemum segetum - Crown Daisies, Corn Marigolds - Neo Horio
Chrysanthemum coronarium - Crown Daisy, Corn Marigold	Cistus incanus subspecies creticus Diktanos Gorge	Citrus lemon - Lemon - Neo Horio
Citrus sinensis - Orange trees Neo Horio	Citrus sinensis - Oranges and blossoms	Citrus sinensis - Orange blossom
Crepis rubra? (Tragopogon hybridus?) - Hawksbeard - Armeni	Crepis rubra - Hawksbeard - Polyrinia	Cyclamen creticum - Cretan cyclamen Diktanos Gorge
Cyclamen repandum at Roman wells	Cupressus horizontalis - Cypress - Neo Horio	Daucus carota? - Carrot? - Phestos

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