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Name: Spiny Starwort Scientific Name: Pallenis spinosa – (L.) Cass Family: Compositae                                              Description An annual plant, upright, with a hairy shoot. Leaves alternately, simply, off the lower, hairy ...

   Name: Eurasian coot Scientific Name: Fulica Atra Kingdom: Animals Taxonomy: birds (Aves) Class: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Fulica Species: F. Atra Description The Eurasian coot has the scientific name Fulica Atra in Latin, which is rendered in Greek as “bald head”. In Cyprus, you may have heard it as ...

  Name: Mediterranean Stinkbush Scientific name: Anagyris foetida L Family: Legouminosae                                                                                 ...

Name: Blackbird Scientific name: Turdus merula – Linnaeus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeniformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Turdus Description The male is black with the exception of the eye ring and the beak which are yellow. The female has a dark brown color on the upper part (wings, ...

  Name: Autumn Lady’s-tresses Scientific name: Spiranthes spiralis (L) Chevall Family: Orchidaceae                                                                             ...

  Name: European bee-eater Scientific name: Merops Apiaster Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae Genus: Merops                                       Description: It is a colorful bird with an impressive plumage that ...

  Name: Soapwort Scientific name: Saponaria cypria – Boiss Family: Caryophyllaceae                                                                               ...

Name: Cyprus whip snake Scientific name: Hierophis cypriensis Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Dolichophis                                                                ...

  Name: Alpine Caper Bush Scientific name: Capparis spinosa var.canescens – Cosso Family: Capparaceae                                                                         ...

Name: Potamon potamios Scientific name: Potamon potamios – Olivier 1804 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Potamidae   Description It is a medium or large freshwater crab with brown colors. Its shell is covered with an organic substance, which is secreted by the subcutaneous tissue and which is ...