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Silver Knapweed, Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha

Photo category:
Herbarium specimen collection

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Mesonas gorge
Photo taken by:
Avramakis, M.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Silver Knapweed

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Photo of a NHMC herbarium specimen of Silver Knapweed, Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha is an endemic subspecies of the island of Crete. It is a chasmophyte, and grows almost exclusively, on cliff's crevices.

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