Acinos — a small genus of aromatic Mediterranean plants Acinos Acinos is a small genus of aromatic, tufted annuals and short-lived perennials native to southern Europe and western Asia, valued for their flowers, fragrance and role in rock and…
Anemone coronaria — the poppy anemone of the Mediterranean Anemone coronaria Anemone coronaria is a tuberous perennial from the Mediterranean, prized for brightly coloured cup-shaped flowers. Widely cultivated, it has many garden cultivars and is the nation…
Ballota (horehound): Mediterranean genus of mint-family flowering plants Ballota Ballota (horehound) is a genus of about 35 mint-family flowering plants native to the Mediterranean, Europe, North Africa and western Asia, adapted to dry, sunlit habitats and acti…
Cedrus: Montane conifer genus native to the Mediterranean and western Himalaya Cedar Cedrus is a small genus of large, cone-bearing evergreen trees native to montane zones of the Mediterranean and western Himalaya, valued for aromatic wood, clustered needles and ba…
