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.