The orchid Cephalanthera cucullata grows in mountainous forest areas on Crete, with a few isolated populations in several localities on mountain Ida (Héraklion), Samaria Gorge (Ghania) and the eastern mountains (Lassithi). The species is endemic to Greece and is found from 700 to 1,500 m altitude (Phitos et al. 1995, Thanos and Fournaraki 2007, Delforge 1995).