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Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

Protologue Melet. Bot. 17. 1832BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Watch • Least Concern
Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 179.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 180.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 143.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 175.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 181.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 153.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 173.jpg

Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 173.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 141.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 152.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 174.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 142.jpg

Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 176.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 178.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 177.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 266.jpg

Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 266.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 152.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 063.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 196.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 197.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 064.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 045.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 037.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 195.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 198.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 265.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracunculus vulgaris--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 044.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Native to Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Türkiye; introduced into France, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal (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 27, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Sfakia)

35.296278, 23.963472

Location Remarks

Samaria National Park. Samaria Gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Dracunculus

Specific Epithet

vulgaris

Authorship

Schott

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 38.3

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Watch

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.2

Global rank

#12,809 of 335,497

Top 4%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →