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Tulipa cretica
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Tulipa cretica, the Cretan tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, endemic to Crete. A bulbous geophyte reaching 25 cm (10 in) with white flowers that fade to pink, it is typically found growing in rocky habitats such as noncoastal cliffs and mountain peaks. There are a number of cultivars, including 'Dikti', 'Archanes', and 'Chania', with 'Hilde' being available from commercial suppliers.
- Family
- Liliaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Tulipa cretica
- Slug
- tulipa-cretica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Tulipa
- Species
- cretica
- Wikidata QID
- Q2459472
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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