Endemics in Family Order

Amaryllidaceae
Allium bourgeaui ssp. creticum
Allium circinnatum ssp. circinnatum.
Allium guttatum ssp. dilatatum
Allium platakisii

Apiaceae
Bupleurum gaudianum
Bupleurum kakiskalae
Chaerophyllum creticum
Eryngium ternatum
Ferulago thyrsiflora
Geocaryum creticum
Horstrissea
Horstrissea dolinicola
Pimpinella tragium ssp. depressa

Apocynaceae
Vincetoxicum creticum

Araceae
Arum idaeum
Arum purpureospathum
Biarum davisii ssp. davisii.
Biarum tenuifolium ssp. idomenaeum

Asparagaceae
Bellevalia brevipedicellata
Bellevalia sitiaca
Muscari spreitzenhoferi
Ornithogalum dictaeum
Prospero talosii
Scilla nana
Scilla nana ssp. albescens
Scilla nana ssp. nana

Aspleniaceae
Asplenium creticum

Asteraceae
Anthemis abrotanifolia
Anthemis filicaulis
Anthemis glaberrima
Anthemis tomentella
Bellis longifolia
Carlina curetum ssp. curetum
Carlina diae
Centaurea argentea ssp. chionantha
Centaurea argentea ssp. macrothysana
Centaurea idaca
Ccntaurea lancifolia
Centaurea poculatoris
Centaurea raphanina ssp. saxatilis
Centaurea redempta ssp. redempta
Cirsium creticum ssp. dictaeum
Cirsium morinifolium
Crepis auriculifolia
Crepis sibthorpiana
Cyanus baldaccii
Helichrysum doerfleri
Helichrysum heldreichii
Hypochaeris tenuiflora
Inula pseudolimonella
Klasea flavescens ssp. cretica
Lactuca alpestris
Onopordum bracteatum ssp. creticum
Phagnalon pygmaeum
Scorzonera mollis ssp. idaea
Senecio fruticulosus
Staehelina petiolata
Tragopogon lassithicus

Boraginaceae
Alkanna sieberi
Anchusa cespitosa
Cynoglossum sphacioticum
Myosotis solange

Brassicaceae
Alyssum fragillimum
Alyssum idaeum
Alyssum lassiticum
Alyssum sphacioticum
Arabis cretica
Draba cretica
Erysimum creticum
Erysimum mutabile
Erysimum raulinii
Noccaea cretica
Noccaca zaffranii
Ricotia cretica

Campanulaceae
Campanula cretica
Campanula creutzburgii
Campanula hierapetrae
Campanula jacquinii
Campanula pelviformis
Campanula saxatilis ssp. saxatilis
Campanula spatulata ssp. filicaulis
Campanula tubulosa

Caprifoliaceae
Centranthus sieberi
Lomelosia albocincta
Lomelosia minoana
Lomelosia minoana ssp. asterusica
Lomelosia minoana ssp. minoana
Lomelosia sphaciotica

Caryophyllaceae
Bolanthus creutzburgii
Bufonia stricta ssp. cecconiana
Cerastium brachypetalum ssp. doerfleri
Cerastium deschatresii
Cerastium scaposum
Cerastium scaposum ssp. peninsularum
Cerastium scaposum ssp. scaposum
Dianthus fruticosus ssp. creticus
Dianthus fruticosus ssp. sitiacus
Dianthus juniperinus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. aciphyllus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. bauhinorum
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. heldreichii
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. idaeus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. juniperinus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. kavusicus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. pulviniformis
Dianthus sphacioticus
Dianthus xylorrhizus
Minuartia wettsteinii
Petrorhagia candica
Petrorhagia dianthoides
Silene ammophila ssp. ammophila
Silene antri-jovis
Silene flavescens ssp. dictaea
Silene integripetala ssp. greuteri
Silene pinetorum
Silene pinetorum ssp. pinetorum
Silene pinetorum ssp. sphaciotica
Silene sieberi
Silene variegata
Telephium imperati ssp. pauciflorum

Colchicaceae
Androcymbium rechingeri
Colchicum cousturieri
Colchicum cretense
Petromarula
Petromarula pinnata
Solenopsis minuta ssp. annua

Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus argyrothamnos
Cuscuta atrans

Crassulaceae
Sedum eriocarpum ssp. spathulifolium

Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia rechingeri
Euphorbia sultan-hassei

Fabaceae
Astracantha cretica
Astracantha dolinicola
Astragalus idaeus
Astragalus nummularius
Ebenus cretica
Lathyrus neurolobus
Medicago strasseri
Onobrychis sphaciotica
Ononis verae
Securigera globosa
Trifolium phitosianum

Hypericaceae
Hypericum aciferum
Hypericum amblycalyx
Hypericum empetrifolium ssp. oliganthum
Hypericum empetrifolium ssp. tortuosum
Hypericum jovis
Hypericum kelleri
Hypericum trichocaulon

Iridaceae
Crocus oreocreticus
Crocus sieberi ssp. sieberi

Lamiaceae
Nepeta sphaciotica
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum microphyllum
Phlomis lanata
Prunella cretensis
Satureja candica
Satureja cretica
Scutellaria hirta
Scutellaria sieberi
Sideritis syriaca ssp. syriaca
Teucrium alpestre
Teucrium cuneifolium
Thymbra calostachya

Liliaceae
Tulipa cretica
Tulipa doerfleri

Orchidaceae
Cephalanthera cucullata
Epipactis cretica
Himantoglossum samariense
Ophrys creberrima
Ophrys cressa
Ophrys cretica ssp. bicornuta
Ophrys creticola
Ophrys grigoriana
Ophrys thriptiensis
Orchis papilionacea ssp. alibertis
Orchis prisca
Orchis sitiaca
Serapias cordigera ssp. cretica

Papaveraceae
Corydalis uniflora

Plumbaginaceae
Acantholimon androsaceum
Limonium calliopsium
Limonium chrisianum
Lirnonium cornarianurn
Limonium creticum
Limonium elaphonisicum
Limonium hierapetrae
Limonium rigidum

Poaceae
Brachypodium sylvaticum ssp. creticum
Catapodium borgesii
Sesleria doerfleri

Polygonaceae
Polygonum idaeum

Primulaceae
Cyclamen graecum ssp. candicum

Ranunculaceae
Adonis cretica
Clematis elisabethae-carolae
Ranunculus cupreus
Ranunculus radinotrichus
Ranunculus veronicae

Rosaceae
Sanguisorba cretica

Rubiaceae
Asperula crassula
Asperula idaea
Asperula pubescens
Asperula rigida
Galium extensum
Galium fruticosum
Galium graecum ssp. pseudocanum
Galium incanum ssp. creticum
Galium incrassatum
Galium incurvum

Santalaceae
Viscum album ssp. creticum

Scrophulariaceae
Chaenorhinum idaeum
Verbascum arcturus
Verbascum spinosum

Ulmaceae
Zelkova abelicea

Violaceae
Viola cretica
Viola fragrans


Endemics in Alphabetical Order

Acantholimon androsaceum
Adonis cretica
Alkanna sieberi
Allium bourgeaui ssp. creticum
Allium circinnatum ssp. circinnatum.
Allium guttatum ssp. dilatatum
Allium platakisii
Alyssum fragillimum
Alyssum idaeum
Alyssum lassiticum
Alyssum sphacioticum
Anchusa cespitosa
Androcymbium rechingeri
Anthemis abrotanifolia
Anthemis filicaulis
Anthemis glaberrima
Anthemis tomentella
Arabis cretica
Arum idaeum
Arum purpureospathum
Asperula crassula
Asperula idaea
Asperula pubescens
Asperula rigida
Asplenium creticum
Astracantha cretica
Astracantha dolinicola
Astragalus idaeus
Astragalus nummularius
Bellevalia brevipedicellata
Bellevalia sitiaca
Bellis longifolia
Biarum davisii ssp. davisii.
Biarum tenuifolium ssp. idomenaeum
Bolanthus creutzburgii
Brachypodium sylvaticum ssp. creticum
Bufonia stricta ssp. cecconiana
Bupleurum gaudianum
Bupleurum kakiskalae
Campanula cretica
Campanula creutzburgii
Campanula hierapetrae
Campanula jacquinii
Campanula pelviformis
Campanula saxatilis ssp. saxatilis
Campanula spatulata ssp. filicaulis
Campanula tubulosa
Carlina curetum ssp. curetum
Carlina diae
Catapodium borgesii
Ccntaurea lancifolia
Centaurea argentea ssp. chionantha
Centaurea argentea ssp. macrothysana
Centaurea idaca
Centaurea poculatoris
Centaurea raphanina ssp. saxatilis
Centaurea redempta ssp. redempta
Centranthus sieberi
Cephalanthera cucullata
Cerastium brachypetalum ssp. doerfleri
Cerastium deschatresii
Cerastium scaposum
Cerastium scaposum ssp. peninsularum
Cerastium scaposum ssp. scaposum
Chaenorhinum idaeum
Chaerophyllum creticum
Cirsium creticum ssp. dictaeum
Cirsium morinifolium
Clematis elisabethae-carolae
Colchicum cousturieri
Colchicum cretense
Convolvulus argyrothamnos
Corydalis uniflora
Crepis auriculifolia
Crepis sibthorpiana
Crocus oreocreticus
Crocus sieberi ssp. sieberi
Cuscuta atrans
Cyanus baldaccii
Cyclamen graecum ssp. candicum
Cynoglossum sphacioticum
Dianthus fruticosus ssp. creticus
Dianthus fruticosus ssp. sitiacus
Dianthus juniperinus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. aciphyllus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. bauhinorum
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. heldreichii
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. idaeus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. juniperinus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. kavusicus
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. pulviniformis
Dianthus sphacioticus
Dianthus xylorrhizus
Draba cretica
Ebenus cretica
Epipactis cretica
Eryngium ternatum
Erysimum creticum
Erysimum mutabile
Erysimum raulinii
Euphorbia rechingeri
Euphorbia sultan-hassei
Ferulago thyrsiflora
Galium extensum
Galium fruticosum
Galium graecum ssp. pseudocanum
Galium incanum ssp. creticum
Galium incrassatum
Galium incurvum
Geocaryum creticum
Helichrysum doerfleri
Helichrysum heldreichii
Himantoglossum samariense
Horstrissea
Horstrissea dolinicola
Hypericum aciferum
Hypericum amblycalyx
Hypericum empetrifolium ssp. oliganthum
Hypericum empetrifolium ssp. tortuosum
Hypericum jovis
Hypericum kelleri
Hypericum trichocaulon
Hypochaeris tenuiflora
Inula pseudolimonella
Klasea flavescens ssp. cretica
Lactuca alpestris
Lathyrus neurolobus
Limonium calliopsium
Limonium chrisianum
Limonium creticum
Limonium elaphonisicum
Limonium hierapetrae
Limonium rigidum
Lirnonium cornarianurn
Lomelosia albocincta
Lomelosia minoana
Lomelosia minoana ssp. asterusica
Lomelosia minoana ssp. minoana
Lomelosia sphaciotica
Medicago strasseri
Minuartia wettsteinii
Muscari spreitzenhoferi
Myosotis solange
Nepeta sphaciotica
Noccaca zaffranii
Noccaea cretica
Onobrychis sphaciotica
Ononis verae
Onopordum bracteatum ssp. creticum
Ophrys creberrima
Ophrys cressa
Ophrys cretica ssp. bicornuta
Ophrys creticola
Ophrys grigoriana
Ophrys thriptiensis
Orchis papilionacea ssp. alibertis
Orchis prisca
Orchis sitiaca
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum microphyllum
Ornithogalum dictaeum
Petromarula
Petromarula pinnata
Petrorhagia candica
Petrorhagia dianthoides
Phagnalon pygmaeum
Phlomis lanata
Pimpinella tragium ssp. depressa
Polygonum idaeum
Prospero talosii
Prunella cretensis
Ranunculus cupreus
Ranunculus radinotrichus
Ranunculus veronicae
Ricotia cretica
Sanguisorba cretica
Satureja candica
Satureja cretica
Scilla nana
Scilla nana ssp. albescens
Scilla nana ssp. nana
Scorzonera mollis ssp. idaea
Scutellaria hirta
Scutellaria sieberi
Securigera globosa
Sedum eriocarpum ssp. spathulifolium
Senecio fruticulosus
Serapias cordigera ssp. cretica
Sesleria doerfleri
Sideritis syriaca ssp. syriaca
Silene ammophila ssp. ammophila
Silene antri-jovis
Silene flavescens ssp. dictaea
Silene integripetala ssp. greuteri
Silene pinetorum
Silene pinetorum ssp. pinetorum
Silene pinetorum ssp. sphaciotica
Silene sieberi
Silene variegata
Solenopsis minuta ssp. annua
Staehelina petiolata
Telephium imperati ssp. pauciflorum
Teucrium alpestre
Teucrium cuneifolium
Thymbra calostachya
Tragopogon lassithicus
Trifolium phitosianum
Tulipa cretica
Tulipa doerfleri
Verbascum arcturus
Verbascum spinosum
Vincetoxicum creticum
Viola cretica
Viola fragrans
Viscum album ssp. creticum
Zelkova abelicea


Summary

Included here is the eastern Mediterranean island of Crete which is the largest of the Greek islands.

Of the endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are about 226 species in 110 genera and 34 families. There are 2 endemic genera (marked red) but no endemic families.

References

Chilton, L. 1994. Plant List for Crete.  A Marengo Publication.

Fielding, J. & Turland, N. 2005. Flowers of Crete. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.