Stavroula Fatsa
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...
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), due to the...
Human intervention in nature before and after a forest fire: Myths and reality
I am returning after eight years. Have we learned anything from the devastating fire of 2017? The outcome suggests that...
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...
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...
Avrineoi in Kythira, Avronies in Crete, Dioskouria the common
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin Syn. Tamus communis L. A climbing plant that can reach a height of 3 m. Native to the Mediterranean...
Greek cumin…
Hellenocarum multiflorum (Sm.) H.Wolff 1927 Carum multiflorum (Sm.) Boiss. Syn. Athamanta multiflora Sm. In an earlier classification, the plant I am presenting here belonged to...
Yoskyamos the white
Hyoscyamus albus L.
Syn. Hyoscyamus varians Vis, Hyoscyamus major Mill., Hyoscyamus aureus sensu Gouan,non L.SolanaceaeAn annual or biennial plant with hairy hairs, with a...