Anagyris foetida L., bean clover, bean trefoil, mediterranean stinkbush, stinking wood

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

Anthyllis tetraphylla L., bladder vetch

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

Anthyllis vulneraria L. ssp. rubriflora (DC) Arcang., kidney-vetch

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa,
Uses: FOOD, F- Animal food, MEDICINE

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

Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Link., hairy thorny broom

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

Ceratonia siliqua L., carob

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: September, October, November, December
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: FOOD, F- Animal food, MATERIALS, Ml- Wood, Ml- Tannins/Dyestuffs, MEDICINE

Genista acanthoclada DC,

Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: April, May, June
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: MEDICINE

Lupinus pilosus L., blue lupine

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southeastern Europe, TEMPERATE ASIA, Western Asia
Uses: ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

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

Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal., button-clover, large-disc medic

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual
Flowering: March, April
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa,
Uses: FOOD, F- Animal food