Gorges have a special appeal to many people, in part doubtlessly because of the often dramatic landscapes. But gorges are also attractive to botanists as they are home to chasmophytes, plants that grow on rock faces. Gorges often form through the abrasive working of water on limestone, and where there is predictable water, there is normally human presence. This gorge is no exception, with the presence of a little chapel, the Church of Saint Nicholas the Kourtaliotiko. As a collateral advantage, there is a well-paved path to the chapel deep down in the gorge. |
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Sedum litoreum |
Authority | : | Gussone, 1826 |
Français | : | orpin du littoral, sédum du littoral |
Italiano | : | borracina litorale |
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Chrysididae |
Nederlands | : | Goudwespen |
English | : | Cuckoo wasps, Emerals wasps |
Deutsch | : | Goldwespen |
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Satureja thymbra |
Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
Italiano | : | santoreggia sarda |
Español | : | sarriette à odeur de thym |
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Filago pygmaea |
Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
Italiano | : | evax commune |
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Muscari cf. spreitzenhoferi |
Authority | : | (Heldr. ex Osterm.) H. R. Wehrh. 1929 |
Synonyms | : | Leopoldia spreitzenhoferi Heldr. ex Osterm. 1890 |
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Biscutella didyma |
Synonyms | : | Biscutella apula,Biscutella ciliata,Biscutella columnae,Biscutella eriocarpa, Biscutella lyrata |
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Lamium amplexicaule |
Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
Nederlands | : | Hoenderbeet |
English | : | Henbit Dead-nettle |
Deutsch | : | Stängelumfassende Taubnessel |
Norsk | : | Myktvetann |
Svenska | : | Mjukplister |
Français | : | Lamier à feuilles embrassantes |
Italiano | : | erba ruota, falsa-ortica reniforme, lamio rotondo |
Español | : | conejitos, gallitos, lamio, morrons dobles, ortiga mansa, ortiga muerta de hojas abrazantes, ortiga muerta menor, patica de gallo, zapatitos de la virgen |
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Plantago afra |
Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1762 |
English | : | Glandular Plantain |
Italiano | : | piantaggine pulicaria, psillio, pulicaria |
Español | : | zaragatona |
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Mercurialis annua |
Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
Nederlands | : | Tuinbingelkruid |
English | : | Annual Mercury |
Deutsch | : | Einjähriges Bingelkraut |
Norsk | : | Ugrasbingel |
Svenska | : | Grenbingel |
Français | : | Mercuriale annuelle |
Italiano | : | mercorella, mercorella comune |
Español | : | malcoraje, mercurial, mercurial negro, murcarol, ortiga mansa, ortiga muerta |
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