Cyclamen creticum — a medium houseplant
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Cyclamen creticum

Cyclamen Creticum

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Cyclamen creticum, commonly known as Cretan sowbread, is a small perennial herb endemic to Crete and Karpathos. It is closely related to Cyclamen repandum, and both are placed in subgenus Psilanthum. Some authorities consider C. creticum to be a subspecies of C. repandum.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Cyclamen
Family
Primulaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Cretan cyclamen en Cretan sowbread
PLATES
Cyclamen creticum leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Cyclamen creticum flower
PLATE 02 · flower
Cyclamen creticum flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Cyclamen creticum habit
PLATE 04 · habit
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