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endemic to Kythira
Scutellaria of rocks, the kytheria
Scutellaria rupestris Boiss. &Heldr. ssp. cytherea (Rech.fil) Greuter&BurdetSmall shrub with erect stems up to 20cm high. The silvery green fuzzy leaves are...
The Polygala of Helen: Rare and Endangered
Polygala helenae GreuterThe genus polygala includes over 500 species, many of which are extremely impressive and are cultivated in...
The Charms of Spring III
Ophrys candica ssp cytherea B.Baumann & H.Baumann 2005 Ophrys candica, from Kythira (Bornmuelleri group) A wonderful little orchid, described in 2005...
Centaurs of Kythira
centaurea cythereaCentaurea redempta subsp. cytherea (Rech.f.) Routsi & T. Georgiadi
The plant was originally identified in the 1960s by the German...
‘Allium gomphreoides
Allium gomphrenoides Boiss. & Heldr. The genus Allium includes over 500 species, including the common onion,...
Asparagus of Taygetos
Asperula taygetea Boiss.& Heldr., 1849 The genus includes over 180 species. Many are cultivated as ornamentals throughout the world. Some of...
Centauria, the silver-colored
Centaurea argentea L.Perennial shrub native to southern Greece. Native to Western Crete and Kythera. It flowers from May to the end of the year.
The Kastaniola of Kythira
Tulipa goulimyi Sealy&TurrillThe tulip of GulimiThis magnificent tulip was spotted by lawyer and amateur botanist Constantine Goulimi in April...
Sembreviwa
Helichrysum orientale (L.) GaertnerThe genus Helichrysum includes more than 500 species with a distribution almost all over the world. Many are cultivated...
Kabanoula, the rock lover, of Kythira
Campanula saxatilis subsp.cythereTο είδος αυτό της καμπανούλας θεωρείται τοπικό ενδημικό των Κυθήρων και Αντικυθήρων (Rechinger f. &Phitos (Phitos 1965:483). Πολύ...