Rock samphire
From July to October, it is found almost at all the Kythera beaches. Its leaves are collected before blooming, they are soaked to brine and they are turned to pickles.
Scientific Name:
Crithmum maritimum
Family:
Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae)
Kythera Name:
Kritamo
Name in other places of Greece:
Kritamo, Almyra
Collection:
In beaches, sandy fields.
Properties:
It stimulates appetite, it is aphrodisiac.
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