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Avrineoi in Kythira, Avronies in Crete, Dioskouria the common

Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & WilkinSyn. Tamus communis L.A climbing plant that can reach 3m in height. Native to the Mediterranean basin, it is now spreading to the...

Yoskyamos the white

Hyoscyamus albus L. Syn. Hyoscyamus varians Vis, Hyoscyamus major Mill., Hyoscyamus aureus sensu Gouan,non L.SolanaceaeΜονοετές ή διετές φυτό με τριχωτά φύλλα και βαριά μυρωδιά. Φτάνει...

Brassica brassica

Gymnopus brassicolens (Romagn.) Antonin & Noordel. Syn. Micromphale brassicolens (Romagn.) P.D. Orton Syn. Marasmius brassicolens Romagn, Collybia brassicolens Quite common, relatively small mushroom (diameter...

Anthemida on glass

Anthemis rigida Boiss ex Heldr. subsp.liguliflora (Halacsy) Greuter Syn. Anthemis pusilla Greuter subsp. liguliflora (Halacsy) W. Greuter & Rech.f. Anthemis rigid subspecies...

Spring bulbs: “Bitter in the mouth, sweet in the body!”

Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl. Leopoldia comosa Syn. Muscari comosum (L.) Mill. Hyacinthus comosus (L.) Mill. Perennial bulbous plant, native to the Mediterranean and...

Knights in the Forest

Tricholoma the brownish-whiteTricholoma albobrunneum (Pers.) P.Kumm. 1871*Syn. Tricholoma striatum (Schaeff.)Sacc. The genus Tricholoma includes about 60 species which...

As if from another world....

Clathrus ruber P.Micheli ex Pers. (1801)Clathrus redThis strange mushroom is native and quite common in Southern Europe from the south of Europe.

Marasmus, Lazarus of the kingdom of fungi

Marasmius Fries, 1838 The genus includes about 500 species of mushrooms, some of which are edible, e.g. Marasmius oreades. Due to...