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.
Avrines in Kythira, Avronies in Crete
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin
Syn. Tamus communis L.
DioscoreaceaeA climbing, winding plant that can reach 3 m in height. Native to the Mediterranean basin, it has spread to the...
The Capers, the bulbs and the Linnaeus
In Kythera and beyond, the popular name «kalogeria» refers to various species of the genus Muscari and related genera (such as Bellevalia), because of their characteristic shape and...
Spring bulbs: “Bitter in the mouth, sweet in the body!”
Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl.
Leopoldia the shaggy-hairedSyn. Muscari comosum (L.) Mill.
Hyacinthus comosus (L.) Mill.AsparagaceaePerennial bulbous plant, native to the Mediterranean and...
The rare and precious Nepeta of Kythera
Nepeta scordotis L. (1756)Synonyms:
Nepeta hirsuta L.
Nepeta procumbens Mill.
Lamiaceae - Chelants
This relatively rare plant belongs to the genus Nepeta, in which about 250-300 plants are classified...
Psoralia the asphalt worker
Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C.H. Stirt.
Fabaceae/Leguminosae
Syn. Psoralea bituminosa L.
Bitumen asphaltPerennial plant spread throughout the Mediterranean. It flowers from the end of...
Skinos or Schinos, Mastic Tree
Evergreen shrub very common throughout the Mediterranean. It often grows like a tree and can reach up to 8 metres...
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...