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Aegilops geniculata Roth, ovate goat grass


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia
Uses: GENE SOURCES - CROP WILD RELATIVES

Arundo donax L., giant reed


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: June, July, August, September
Nativity: Naturalised in Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, TROPICAL ASIA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE

Briza maxima L., big quaking grass, large quaking grass


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

Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf., common thatching grass, Coolatai grass, thatching grass


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: May, June, July, August, September, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa,
Uses: FOOD, F- Animal food, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Erosion control

Lagurus ovatus L., hare's-tail, hare's-tail grass


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: March, April, May, June
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA,
Uses: ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Tin, common reed


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: June, July, August, September, October
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, AFRICA, TEMPERATE ASIA, AUSTRALASIA, Australia, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE

Sparganium erectum L., exotic bur-reed


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: June, July, August
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, TROPICAL ASIA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, MEDICINE

Typha domingensis Pers . (Steud.), cattail


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: June, July, August, September
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, TROPICAL ASIA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres