Agioi-apostoloi
Ramping Fumitory
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Fumariaceae
Genus: Fumaria
Species: capreolata
Flower_Colour:Red, White
Habitat: Grassland, Hedgerows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Hairy Plantain
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Plantago
Species: bellardii
Flower_Colour:White
Habitat: Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Woolly Clover
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Fabaceae
Genus: Trifolium
Species: tomentosum
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Grassland, Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Red or Small-seed Dodder
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cuscata
Species: planiflora
Flower_Colour:Pink, White
Habitat: Parasite on Asteraceae
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Glandular Speedwell
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species: cymballaria
Flower_Colour:White
Habitat: Rocks, Woodlands
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Red Kidney Vetch
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Fabaceae
Genus: Anthyllis
Species: vulneraria subsp. rubriflora
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Coast, Grassland, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Black-banded Spider Wasp
Type: Animal, Arachnid, SpiderFamily: Pompilidae
Genus: Anoplius
Species: viaticus
Habitat: Coast, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Spotted Crane Fly
Type: Crane-fly, InsectFamily: Tipulidae
Genus: Nephrotoma
Species: quadrifaria
Habitat: Hedgerows, Woodlands
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Whole-leaved Scabious
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Dipsacaceae
Genus: Knautia
Species: integrifolia subsp. mimica
Flower_Colour:Lilac, Purple
Habitat: Grassland, Meadows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Jersey Toadflax
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Linaria
Species: pelisseriana
Flower_Colour:Purple
Habitat: Grassland, Meadows, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Broadleaf Gland Weed
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Parentucellia
Species: latifolia
Flower_Colour:Red, White
Habitat: Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Mud Dauber Wasp (nest)
Type: Animal, Insect, WaspFamily: Sphecidae
Genus: Sceliphron
Species: caementarium
Habitat: Rocks, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Mediterranean Catsear
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Asteraceae
Genus: Hypochaeris
Species: achyrophorus
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Hedgerows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Ocean Blue Morning Glory
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: indica
Habitat: Hedgerows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Disk Trefoil
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Fabaceae
Genus: Hymenocarpos
Species: circinnatus
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW & RKS
Status: Main
Savory of Crete
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Lamiaceae
Genus: Satureja
Species: thymbra
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Grassland, Maritime, Sand Dunes, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Hairy Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Fabaceae
Genus: Lotus
Species: subbiflorus
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Grassland, Rocks, Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
French or Spanish Lavender
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species: stoechas
Flower_Colour:Purple
Habitat: Meadows, Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Yellow Bartsia or Yellow Gland Weed
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Parentucellia
Species: viscosa
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Grassland, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Thyme Rock Rose
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Cistaceae
Genus: Fumana
Species: thymifolia
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Grassland, Rocks, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Nutsedge in Rounded Bouquet
Type: Non-flowering Plant, SedgeFamily: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: capitatus
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Weasel’s Snout
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Misopates
Species: orontium
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Grassland, Maritime, Meadows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Common Salsify
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Asteraceae
Genus: Tragopogon
Species: porrifolius
Flower_Colour:Pink, Purple
Habitat: Grassland, Maritime, Scrubland, Waysides, Woodlands
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Mediterranian Linseed
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Bellardia
Species: trixago
Flower_Colour:Purple, White
Habitat: Grassland, Maritime, Rocks, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW & RKS
Status: Main
Hill Orchid
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Orchis
Species: collina
Flower_Colour:Green, Pink
Habitat: Coast, Grassland, Hills, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Large Blue Alkanet
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Boraginaceae
Genus: Anchusa
Species: azurea
Flower_Colour:Blue
Habitat: Grassland, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Hairy Garlic
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Liliaceae
Genus: Allium
Species: subhirsutum
Flower_Colour:White
Habitat: Grassland, Rocks, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Southern, Pyramidal or Narbonne Star-of-Bethlehem
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Liliaceae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species: narbonense
Habitat: Hedgerows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Hairy Broomrape
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species: pubescens
Flower_Colour:Purple
Habitat: Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Bishop’s Ophrys
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: episcopalis
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Grassland, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Cretan or Coastal Stonecrop
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species: littoreum var. cretica
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Coast, Rocks
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Hemp Broomrape
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species: ramosa
Flower_Colour:Blue, Lilac, Purple
Habitat: Arable land, Coast, Grassland, Hedgerows, Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Red or Narrow-leaved Bugloss
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species: angustifolium
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Coast, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Dune Carrot or Maritime Bastard Parsley
Type: Flowering PlantFamily: Apiaceae
Genus: Pseudorlaya
Species: pumila
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW & RKS
Status: Main
Egyptian Grasshopper
Type: Animal, Grasshopper, InsectFamily: Acrididae
Genus: Anacridium
Species: aegyptium
Habitat: Hedgerows, Meadows, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Eastern Ploughshare
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Serapias
Species: bergonii
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Maritime, Waysides, Woodlands
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Eastern Tongue Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Serapias
Species: orientalis
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Woodlands
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Cretan Solenopsis
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Campanulaceae
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: minuta
Flower_Colour:Blue, Purple
Habitat: Maritime, Mountains, Rocks
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
White or Kandia’s Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: candica
Flower_Colour:Brown, Purple
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW
Status: Main
Musky Stork’s-bill
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Geraniaceae
Genus: Erodium
Species: moschatum
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Hedgerows, Meadows, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Osyris
Type: Flowering Plant, ShrubFamily: Santalaceae
Genus: Osyris
Species: alba
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Maritime, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Crete – Agioi Apostoloi
Type: SightseeingSite: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Journey
Context: Yes
Red or Purple Broomrape
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species: foetida
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Algerian Tea
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbGenus: Paronychia
Species: argentea
Flower_Colour:Green
Habitat: Maritime, Rocks, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Yellow or Sea Centaury
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Gentianaceae
Genus: Centaurium
Species: maritimum
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Spotted Rockrose
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Cistaceae
Genus: Tuberaria
Species: guttata
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Rocket or Roquette
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Brassicaceae
Genus: Eruca
Species: vesicaria
Flower_Colour:White
Habitat: Maritime, Meadows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Hotentot Fig
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbGenus: Carpobrotus
Species: edulis var. rubescens
Flower_Colour:Pink, Red
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW, RKS
Status: Main
Narrowleaf Crimson Clover
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Fabaceae
Genus: Trifolium
Species: angustifolia
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Maritime, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Corn or Flanders Poppy
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species: rhoeas
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Hedgerows, Meadows, Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Horned or Red Dock
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: bucephalophorus
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Sand Dunes, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Hispid Viper’s-bugloss
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species: angustifolium
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Pink Pirouette
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species: colorata
Flower_Colour:Pink
Habitat: Littoral, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Three-horned Stock
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Brassicaceae
Genus: Mattiola
Species: tricuspidata
Flower_Colour:Purple, White
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Ploughshare Tongue Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Serapias
Species: bergonii
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Meadows, Scrubland, Woodlands
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Shaggy Sparrow-wort
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Thymelaea
Species: hirsuta
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Meadows, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Thorny Burnet
Type: Flowering Plant, ShrubFamily: Rosaceae
Genus: Sarcopoterium
Species: spinosum
Flower_Colour:Red
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Cretan Bee Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: cretica
Flower_Colour:Purple
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Sawfly Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: tenthridinifera
Flower_Colour:Purple, Yellow
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Marengo Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: episcopalis
Flower_Colour:Purple
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Rayless Chamomile
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Asteraceae
Genus: Anthemis
Species: rigida
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes, Scrubland
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Bermuda Buttercup
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species: pes-caprae
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Hedgerows, Meadows, Scrubland, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Double Bermuda Buttercup
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species: pes-caprae var. 'FlorePleno'
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Hedgerows, Meadows, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Hemp Broomrape
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species: ramosa
Flower_Colour:Blue, Purple
Habitat: Meadows, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Lesser Buckler Mustard
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Brassicaceae
Genus: Biscutella
Species: didyma subsp. didyma
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Meadows, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: DW & RKS
Status: Main
Bumblebee Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: bombyliflora
Flower_Colour:Brown, Green
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: June
Photographer: DW & RKS
Status: Main
Dutchman’s Pipe
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: sempervirens
Flower_Colour:Brown, Green
Habitat: Maritime, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Small-flowered Catchfly
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species: gallica
Flower_Colour:Pink, White
Habitat: Meadows, Waysides
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main
Yellow Bee Orchid
Type: Flowering Plant, HerbFamily: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: sicula
Flower_Colour:Yellow
Habitat: Maritime, Rocks, Sand Dunes
Site: Agioi Apostoloi, Crete
Month Taken: April
Photographer: RKS
Status: Main