Medicago arborea L. , moon trefoil, tree medic

Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD, F- Animal food, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Crepis vesicaria L. , beaked hawk's-beard, weedy hawk's-beard

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual, Biannual, Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia
Uses: E- Other

Helminthotheca echioides (L.) Holub, bristly oxtongue

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: June, July
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: E- Other

Punica granatum L. , pomegranate

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: February, March, April
Nativity: Naturalised in Crete, Cultivated in Crete
Distribution: TEMPERATE ASIA, Middle Asia, Caucasus, Western Asia, TROPICAL ASIA, Indian Subcontinent
Uses: FOOD, F- Nut/Dessert fruit, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals, E- Boundaries

Melia azedarach L. , chinaberry, Persian lilac, Sichuan pagoda-tree, syringa berrytree

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Naturalised in Crete, Cultivated in Crete
Distribution: TEMPERATE ASIA, China, Eastern Asia, TROPICAL ASIA, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, AUSTRALASIA, Australia,
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Wood, POISON, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Rumex pulcher L., fiddle dock

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: February, March
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: E- Other

Bituminaria bituminosa L., Arabian scurf-pea

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

Plantago afra L., African plantain, black psyllium, psyllium

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, Northeast Tropical Africa, East Tropical Africa,
Uses: FOOD, F- Food additive, MEDICINE

Allium roseum L., rosy garlic

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

Anchusa italica Retz., garden anchusa, Italian alkanet , Italian bugloss, large blue alkanet

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA,
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Tannins/Dyestuffs, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals