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

Iris pseudoacorus L., yellow flag

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, TROPICAL ASIA
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Iris tuberosa L., snake’shead Iris, widow Iris

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

Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker. Gawl., barbary nut

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia, TROPICAL ASIA,
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Fibres, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

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

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

Narcissus tazetta L. subsp. tazetta, dafodil

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

Neotenia lactea (Poir.) R.M Bateman & al., milky 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 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