Asphodelus ramosus L., common asphodel

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May, June
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, Ml- Gum/Resins, Ml- Toys, MEDICINE

Colchicum pusillum Sieber, autumn crocus

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: October, November, December
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe
Uses: POISON, MEDICINE

Charybdis maritima (L.) Speta, red-squill

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: August, September, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Gum/Resins, MEDICINE

Muscari comosum (L.) Mill., grape-hyacinth

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD

Ruscus aculeatus L., box holly, butchers’s broom

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: February, March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, AFRICA, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD

Smilax aspera L., rough bindweed

Growth habit: Climbing plant
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: September, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia, TROPICAL ASIA, Indian Subcontinent
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, Ml- Tannins/Dyestuffs, MEDICINE

Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge, giant orchid

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: January, February, March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Ophrys bombyflora Link., bumble bee orchid

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: February, March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Uses: MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Ophrys heldreichii Schltr., woodcock οrchid

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Endemic to Greece
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe
Uses: MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Ophrys phryganae J.& P. Devillers-Terschuren, οrchid

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: February, March, April
Nativity: Endemic to Greece
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe
Uses: MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals