Small Families

Some Small Families

Vine Family - Vitaceae

Common Grape-vine Vitis vinifera

Probably native through the Mediterranean Region to Central Asia but long in cultivation and widely planted to produce grapes for eating and for wine-making. Although Common Grape-vine is included here, in reality, most cultivated forms are hybrids of this and a range of North American species that were introduced to combat a variety of pests and diseases, to which the American species proved more resistant.


Leaves	Leaves	Leaf	Flowers

Fruit	Fruit	Winter bud	Bark

Daphne Family - Thymelaeaceae

Thymelaea tartonraira

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region, with a number of subspecies that vary in the amount of hairiness and shape of leaves.


Habit	Habit	Flower	Leaf

Mignonette Family - Resedaceae

White Mignonette Reseda alba

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region to Iran and North-east Africa.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers	Flowers

Leaf	Leaf	Seed capsules	Seed capsules

Caper Family - Capparaceae

Common Caper Capparis spinosa

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region eastwards to Central Asia and India.


Flower	Flower	Flower	Leaves

Leaves	Stem spine	Flower buds ('capers')	Flower buds ('capers')

Sea-heath Family - Frankeniaceae

Hairy Sea-heath Frankenia hirsuta

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula and Central Asia. A perennial species of coastal sands and rocks, with stout, bristly hairs on the flower buds and hairy stems.


Habit	Habit	Flower	Flower

Leaves	Leaves	Leaves	Leaves and stem

Flora of Peloponnese An Identification Guide