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flora
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...
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...
Asphodel
The genus includes seventeen species of perennial plants native to western, central and southern Europe. Many of them have spread...