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Pyrus spinosa Forssk., almond leaf-pear


Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD, MATERIALS, Ml- Wood, Ml- Tannins/Dyestuffs

Sarcopterium spinosum (L.) Spach., thorny burnet


Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres

Rubia tinctorum L., madder


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Naturalised in Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, TEMPERATE ASIA, Middle Asia, Western Asia
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Tannins/Dyestuffs

Verbascum sinuatum L., black-leaved mullein


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: May, June
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Uses: MATERIALS, MEDICINE

Mandragora officinarum L., autumn mandrake


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

Solanum nigrum L., black nightshade, hound berry


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA
Uses: FOOD, F- Vegetable, POISON

Vitex agnus - castus L. , chasteberry


Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: August, September, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, Ml- Wood, POISON, MEDICINE

Agave americana L., American agave, maguey


Growth habit: Other
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: June, July, August, September
Nativity: Naturalised in Crete
Distribution: NORTHERN AMERICA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres

Arisarum vulgare Targ. Tozz., friar’s cowl


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Uses: POISON

Narcissus serotinus L., dafodil


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