PLANTS

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Mountain Tea

“Olympos”

Sideritis scardica Griseb.

Perennial plant with vivid yellow

petals. It grows wild up to 40 cm in

the subalpine rocky zone of Mount

Olympus, Mount Kisavos, Mount

Pelion and Mount Kaimaktsalan.

Use: Medicinal, Bee friendly plant.

Mountain Tea

“Parnasos”

Sideritis raeseri Boiss & Heldr.

Perennial plant.

It grows up to 40-50 cm. The calyx is white-green, ends in tines and

the flower petals are yellow. It grows wild on Mount Parnassus,

Mount Timfristos (Velouchi) and on other mountains of Aetolia,

Dorida and Phthiotis. It is also known as Tea from Velouchi.

Use: Medicinal, Bee friendly plant.

Cretan Mountain Tea

“Malotira”

Sideritis syriaca L.

Perennial plant. It grows up to 50 cm.

Its flower petals are yellow and it grows wild on the

mountains of Crete. It is also known

in Crete Kalokoimithia.

Use: Medicinal, Bee friendly plant.

Mountain Tea

“Taygetos”

Sideritis clandestina Chaub & Borry.

Perennial plant. It grows up to 40 cm.

Its flower petals are yellow and it grows wild on the subalpine

and alpine zones of Malevo, Mount Taygetus, Parnon and

Mount Kyllini.

Use: Medicinal, Bee friendly plant.

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