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Lavandula stoechas L., French lavender, Italian lavender, Spanish lavender, topped lavender


Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD, F- Food additive, APICULTURE, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Echium plantagineum L., blueweed, Paterson's-curse, purple-bugloss, purple viper's-bugloss


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual, Biannual
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia,
Uses: FOOD, F- Oil, APICULTURE, POISON, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Medicago polymorpha L., bur medic, hairy medic, toothed medic


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: FOOD, F- Animal food, POISON, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Other

Raphanus raphanistrum L., jointed charlock, wild radish


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: POISON, MEDICINE

Prospero autumnale (L.) Salisb., autumn squill, starry-hyacinth


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: August, September, October, November
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Cyperus longus L., galingale, sweet cyperus


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: E- Other

Parietaria judaica L., pellitory-of-the-wall


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, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA,
Uses: MEDICINE

Ranunculus bullatus L.,


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: October, November
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: E- Other

Salvia verbenaca L., wild sage, vervain sage, wild clary


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA,
Uses: E- Other

Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra, crisped St. John’s-wort


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: May, June, September, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: POISON