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Cistus creticus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 738. 1762 [Sep 1762]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 065.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 065.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 069.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 064.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 064.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 012.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 012.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 025.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 026.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 021.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 014.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 014.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 027.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 022.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 024.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 030.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 029.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 011.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 011.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 028.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 013.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 013.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 020.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 023.jpg

Cistus creticus--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Albania, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Sardegna, Sicilia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into California, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania; presence uncertain in Algeria, Libya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 23, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Chania)

35.589972, 24.146722

Location Remarks

Akrotiri Peninsula. Trail to Gouvernetos Monastery.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 25, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos)

35.4215, 23.646333

Location Remarks

Sirikari (Polyrinnia) Gorge, W of Chania

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Cistaceae

Genus

Cistus

Specific Epithet

creticus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#85,213 of 335,497

Top 26%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →