Tulipa cretica
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Tulipa cretica is a species of tulip ( Tulipa ) in the lily family (Liliaceae).
features
Tulipa cretica is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 7 to 12 centimeters. This geophyte forms onions as persistent organs. The more or less flat leaves with a glossy top are up to 15 millimeters wide.
There are usually one to two, rarely three flowers . The 15 to 32 millimeter bracts are white, pink or purple colored and greenish on the outside and dull yellow on the inside. The anthers are 1.5 to 3 millimeters in size.
The flowering period extends from March to May.
Occurrence
Tulipa cretica is endemic to Crete . The species grows in the Phrygana , on rocks and on scree slopes at altitudes from 0 to 2100 meters.
swell
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 352 .
Web links
Commons : Tulipa cretica - album with pictures, videos and audio files
