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194 ResultsPyrus spinosa Forssk., almond leaf-pearGrowth 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 burnetGrowth 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., madderGrowth 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 mulleinGrowth 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 mandrakeGrowth 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 berryGrowth 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. , chasteberryGrowth 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, magueyGrowth 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 cowlGrowth habit: Forb / herb Duration: Perennial Flowering: March, April, October Nativity: Native to Crete Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe Uses: POISON Narcissus serotinus L., dafodilGrowth 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 |