Flora Cytherea
A tribute to the flora of Kythira by Stavroula Fatsa. An attempt to record the flora and mycoflora of the island of Kythira, as included in her regular posts on her personal blog: Flora Cytherea. Discover little treasures that often go unnoticed.
Psoralia the asphalt worker
Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C.H. Stirt. Fabaceae/Leguminosae Syn. Psoralea bituminosa L.
Asphaltum asphaltum A perennial plant widespread throughout the Mediterranean. It blooms from late February to May. It appears...
Skinos or Schinos, Mastic Tree
An evergreen shrub that is very common throughout the Mediterranean. It often grows as a tree and can reach a height of 8 meters (tree form). In the family of...
White Corals in the Forest
Clavaria fragilis Holmsk. In the darkest corners of the forest, the fragile clavaria suddenly appears before me like pure white coral. The...
Tapinskaya, the pan-like
Tapinella panuoides (Fr.) E.-GilbertSyn. Paxillus panoides (Fr.) Fr., Paxillus fagi Berk.&Broome, Paxillus panuoides var.fagi (Berk &Broome) Cooke, Crepidotus...
Agaric the blond
Agaricus xanthodermus Genev. Syn. Pratella xanthoderma (Genev.) Gillet,
Psalliota xanthoderma (Genev.) Richon & Roze A fairly common mushroom throughout Europe and North America. It usually grows...
Maries in Kythira
Macrolepiota phaeodisca Bellu Macrolepiota phaeodisca A fairly common mushroom in southern Europe. It grows in sunny grasslands depending on weather conditions...