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Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop.,


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: February, March, April, May, June
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Caucasus,
Uses: FOOD, F- Vegetable

Senecio vulgaris L., common groundsel


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

Matthiola tricuspidata (L.) R. Br., three-horned stock


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: February, March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Uses: E- Other

Matricaria chamomilla L., blue chamomile, chamomile, common chamomile


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: April, May, June
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: FOOD, F- Food additive, F- Other, MATERIALS, Ml- Essential oils, SOCIAL, MEDICINE

Ornithogalum narbonense L., bath-asparagus, star-of-Bethlehem


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD, F- Vegetable, E- Other

Filago eriocephala Guss. , cudweed


Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe
Uses: E- Other

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

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

Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L. subsp. clusii Nyman, cytinus


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

Echium italicum L., Italian-bugloss, pale-bugloss


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