''Ebenus cretica'', common name Cretan ebony, is a leguminous small shrub in the family

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Description

''Ebenus cretica'' can reach a height of . This perennial flowering plant has composite pubescent leaves and bright pink or purple flowers, on long racemes. These flowers bloom from late March to June.

Distribution

This species is native to the Mediterranean island of

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. It grows on rocky hillsides or on steep cliffs, at an elevation of above sea level.

References

Encyclopedia of Life entry
* * J.C. Vlahos and M. Dragassak
Propagation of Cretan Silver Bush (Ebenus cretica L.), A Potential New Flower Crop

External links

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1788063 Hedysareae Endemic flora of Crete Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus