Flora britannica book of wild herbs of crete

Nov 17, 2014 koula barydakis, cretan chef, teaches us about healing herbs in crete used for cooking, teas, and herbal infusuions. Richard mabeys passion for nature and poetry brought a literary sensibility to radical ecology. Wild flowers of crete by george sfikas explore crete. The geography of crete is largely mountainous and sub mountainous, and pretty wild except for some coastal areas and a few plateaus. Botanical park of crete a miracle of cretan nature. At the header of the side you find a summary of your. Teaming with this wide variety of fragrant herbs and spices, the island seems to be one massive herb rack. Cretan herbs, greek herbs, cretan mountain herbs, cretan wild. Spend a full day exploring crete with a local guide. Nov 19, 2008 quality photography requires quality publication, and publishing such a book is a bit more expensive than your typical massmarket paperback of course, you, the readerviewer, know that.

His erudition and joy about plants pulses throughout this book. These are just some of the most widely used for cooking and making tea. Wild herbs of crete in sitia region use in medicine. After a spell of depression, he regained his optimism and produced an acclaimed botanical. Cunila origanoides, and dittany of crete cretan dittany, or hop marjoram. But what makes greece such a paradise for both botanists and amateur flowerlovers alike is not the.

It is widely used in cooking giving out a very distinctive aroma of lemon as well as special taste and. To help us adjust to the climate, the food, and the water, our tour guide, eftalia, recommended diktamos. Hundreds of medicinal plants were known in india before the christian era, and the chinese have a compilation, still. Crete produces a wide range of wild aromatic herbs and wild edible greens, both have played an important role in all times, good and hard, for the cretan people preventing the islanders on many occasions from starvation. The fauna of crete because crete is an island it lacks certain animals found on the mainland, particular large predators. Museum of cretan wild plants at kolimbari travel guide. Wild flowers, trees and shrubs on crete, plants, species. Youll also tour the villages of mochos and krasi and enjoy a traditional cretan lunch in a local restaurant. Flora britannica book of wild herbs richard mabey on. To help us adjust to the climate, the food, and the water, our tour guide, eftalia, recommended diktamos origanum dictamnus. Feb 18, 2016 the botanical park of crete, an area about two hundred acres, is waiting for you to discover it.

Featuring photographs by julia jones the site includes information about the local area, flower walks and links to other local organisations. Dittany, any of several plants, including european dittany gas plant. Bioaroma is a recently established unit producing organic essential oils, created by wild herbs of crete and other regions in greece wild herbs are collected from mountains and plains, or are cultivated using modern distillery methods to captivate the aroma and beneficial capabilities of herbs. All our essential oils are wildcrafted by hand and you can buy online. Finding good herbs to drink as an infusion or buy, however, can be a little more challenging. Crete is the fifth largest island in the mediterranean and the largest of the islands forming part of modern greece. A nature lovers paradise, the flora and fauna on the greek island of crete is abundant and will fascinate and inspire those who want to. Crete has the most species of wild herbs in europe. There are about species of wild flowers and herbs, which are endemic, so they grow just in crete.

Situated in the eastern mediterranean and roughly equal distance from other continents of europe, asia and africa. The herb dittany dictamo or in cretan erondas is used for pain relief, especially of stomach aches and arthritis this herb has been known for centuries and was used by the minoans and ancient greeks. Revealing cretes wild winter flora georgioupolihotels. The book features over greece is wealthy in the diversity of its flora, possessing at least 6,000 species. Ten minutes into our tour of cretes capital, heraklieon, our guide advised us to have some herbal tea.

Crete s flora is at its best in spring, after the rain of the early season when all is green and hundreds of flowers, plants and herbs start to blossom. Johns wort, pine herb, mountain tea, marjoram, wild thyme, wild sage, oregano and fennel. Wild flowers of crete by vangelis papiomitoglou mediterraneo editions. Botanically speaking, crete today is as britain would have been in elizabethan times, vast swathes of daises and poppies, so many orchids it is difficult to find a path between them and always the fresh, clean smell of pine and wild herbs in the air. Especially for flora, he wrote his book called concerning. The herb dittany dictamo or in cretan erondas is used for pain relief, especially of stomach.

The herbal sanctuaries of crete in crete you can easily find tasty food, great wine and good company. The natural history museum of crete, at the university of crete in iraklion, protects the eleonoras falcon in participation with other organisations and the european life program nature 2003. Crete is a fabulous place if you want to have a wonderful walking holiday to remember. The fascinating flora and fauna found on the greek island of crete. Its high mountains and fertile valleys are richly endowed with plants. Guide to the flora of crete, including wild flowers, trees and shrubs, rare and endangered plants, red data book species and plant locations. Crete is an excellent natural environment with a rich plant variety, about 1800 species and. The flora of crete consists of trees and plants, which can also be found in other regions of greece and the wider mediterranean area. Flowers of crete is a not for profit organisation interested in the conservation of the flora of the greek island of crete. The cretan diet features their use quite heavily and adds flavour, aroma and variety to foods. Quality photography requires quality publication, and publishing such a book is a bit more expensive than your typical massmarket paperback of course, you, the readerviewer, know that. We choose abundant populations of our herbs, situated in remote areas with a minimum chance of pollution, and all harvesting is done by hand. Pallenis spinosa spiny golden star old city walls, 10m. Nov 17, 2014 koula talked about the herbs one after another.

Its buds and leaves contain an aromatic resin called ladano. The vegetation consists largely of tall cypresses, many of them many centuries old, kermes oaks and cretan maples in the upper reaches of the gorge. So this book from mailhebiau published in 1989 was very interesting. With around 1700 plants on crete to choose from, this book has a happy knack of. Higher taxa are included only if endemic this category follows the world geographical. It is relatively long and narrow, stretching for 160 miles 260 km on its eastwest axis and varying in width from 7. We were lucky to get the original copy in 1991 with.

A large percentage of these are endemic, with 10% growing only on crete and nowhere else in the. She explained that more than 1,000 different types of herbs grow in crete. The museum of cretan wild plants herbarium jacques zaffran constitutes one of the most important projects of the institute of theology and ecology at the orthodox academy of crete. The flowers of crete, text by marina clauser and photos by andrea innocenti bonechi, describes the islands botanical communities and many species, illustrated with often stunning photos wild flowers. Cretan herbs, greek herbs, cretan mountain herbs, cretan. The vegetation consists largely of tall cypresses, many of them. Higher taxa are included only if endemic this category follows the world geographical scheme for recording plant distributions, in which crete is treated as distinct from greece, despite being a part of it in political geography. Flora the gorge of samaria contains a wide variety of species of trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants, some of which are unique to the area. If you find the product you want, you can put this obligation by clicking the button add to cart in the shopping cart.

I hope to return to crete and continue photographing its natural environment, and to publish an updated volume of the flora of crete. Covering the native and naturalised plants of england, scotland and wales, this book sets out to fulfil the role of a cultural flora, rather than a. Bioaroma is a recently established unit producing organic essential oils, created by wild herbs of crete and other regions in greece wild herbs are collected from mountains. The family has recently put in use their traditional inherited knowledge on herbs to create a herbs. Aristotle was the first to try and describe all the plants and animals.

Origanum dictamnus, also known as dictamus or erontas in local cretan dialect, was known in the ancient greeks which they considered as the herb of love. Cretan nature our birds, flora, fauna and conservation in crete. The herb dittany dictamo or in cretan erondas is used for pain relief, especially of stomach aches and arthritis. Many botanists have already made crete the subject of their research and last year saw the publication of the flowers of crete by john fielding and nicholas turland.

Botanical studies have revealed that crete has one of the richest and most interesting ecosystems in europe, with a large number of endemic plants, such as malotira and dittany. Flora and fauna of the samaria gorge crete holiday guide. Buy wild flowers of crete 2nd revised by sfikas, george isbn. Visit the museum to learn about the diverse flora and fauna of kriti. As well as describing them, the author gives an account of the role of wild herbs in social life, arts, custom and landscape. In the pleistocene there were several species of deers, dwarf elephants elephas creticus, a pigsized hippopotamus hippopotamus creutzburgi, giant. Wild flowers, trees and shrubs on crete spring flowers, crete crete has around 2000 species of plants. It has beautiful pink, and rarely white, flowers and blossoms from march to june. Botanically speaking, crete today is as britain would have been in elizabethan times, vast swathes of daises and poppies, so many orchids it is difficult to find a path. Out of the 2,000 species which can be found in crete, 160 of them are endemic to the island i. Crete, the southern most part of greece, is an island 247km long and up to 57km wide, it has an area of about 8,260 square km. Try omelet with marjoram, lamb with sage, broad beans with wild mountain greens, chicken with sage, ect. Visit psychro cave, the birthplace of zeus, and a platanus tree that is according to local legend, the oldest tree on the island.

Feb 01, 2006 many botanists have already made crete the subject of their research and last year saw the publication of the flowers of crete by john fielding and nicholas turland. Splendidly written by naturalist richard mabey and illustrated with 500 fine color photographs, flora britannica is an elegant testimony to the continuing relationship between nature and man. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Amateur botanists turned instead to recording the distribution of wild species. Spring time brings visitors from all over the world to enjoy the flora of crete. Flora of crete with species names for identification.

The profusion of wild herbs of crete have been gathered over centuries and used for teas, wellbeing and healing. The red data book of rare and threatened plants of. This category includes the endemic and native plants of crete taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Museum of cretan wild plants at kolimbari travel guide for. A large percentage of these are endemic, with 10% growing only on crete and nowhere else in the world.

The botanical park of crete, an area about two hundred acres, is waiting for you to discover it. Hundreds of medicinal plants were known in india before the christian era, and the chinese have a compilation, still authoritative, of 1,892 ancient herbal remedies. But what makes greece such a paradise for both botanists and amateur flowerlovers alike is not the great variety of species, but their rarity. Crete produces a wide range of wild aromatic herbs and wild edible greens, both have played an important role in all times, good and hard, for the cretan people preventing the islanders on many. Bioaroma essential oils and wild herbs of crete and greece. The program includes a presentation by two young local producers agriculturalists on site 2 different herb gardens.

Wild herbs of crete wildcrafted essential oils chania. In crete, depending on the area, it is called wild rose bush or wild sage. Hippocrates taught its therapeutic benefits and in modern times it is available. Wild flowers, trees and shrubs on crete, plants, species, rarities. Derived from the authors flora britannica, this book takes a broad definition of herbs and includes 100 wild plants of england, scotland and wales. Featuring photographs by julia jones the site includes information about the local. Koula barydakis, cretan chef, teaches us about healing herbs in crete used for cooking, teas, and herbal infusuions.