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Crucianella latifolia  L.

Fam.: Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.

Genus:  Crucianella  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Crucianella:		diminutive of crux = cross
	latifolia:		wide-leaved

Fig. 1:  Crucianella latifolia / Broad-Leaved Crosswort (in bud) GR Hymettos 20.5.2008

Fig. 2:  Crucianella latifolia / Broad-Leaved Crosswort (in bud) GR Hymettos 20.5.2008

Fig. 3:  Crucianella latifolia / Broad-Leaved Crosswort (in bud) Lesbos, Kalloni 18.5.1995

Fig. 4:  Crucianella latifolia / Broad-Leaved Crosswort (with Phelipanche mutelii) Lesbos, Kalloni 18.5.1995

Fig. 5:  Crucianella latifolia / Broad-Leaved Crosswort (with Phelipanche mutelii) Lesbos, Kalloni 18.5.1995

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