Flowers of Crete, by Marina Clauser, Andrea Innocenti

This book referrs to the costal communities of Crete, the woodlands, the gorges and the other significant elements of the landscape of Crete.

Crete, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean, is located equidistant from European Union + Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Asia and Africa. Its most outstanding features are its lengthy coastline, high mountains, fertile plains, extensive hilly areas, and stupendous gorges. The about 1000 km of coastline include both sandy beaches and high cliffs, with more and less pronounced peninsulas on the northern shore and many small islands; the northern coastlines are generally more accessible, while those to the south are often characterized by steep cliffs.

Today's vegetation and flora in Crete represent the result of geological events, climate influences, and the prolonged and complex action exerted by man on his environment

This guide examines the flowers botany enthusiasts will be most likely to see during their stay as visitors to Crete. In order to aid species recognition, the plants have been grouped by environments: coastal communities (sandy and rocky coast), woodlands, maquis, garrigues and phrygana, rupestrian habitats, gorges, wet areas, and lands that have felt the effect of human settlement.

Bonnechi Editions - 100 pages - 27X19cm - paperback