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5 - Anemone hortensis:
Wooly seeds. A common plants under olive trees, Pines and in scrubs from lowlands to summits.

6 - Melia azedarach
Fruits and seeds. A commonly planted tree but not a native; It's the "Neem" of the Indians.

7 - Tetraclinis articulata 
North African Conifer, his resistance to heat and dry conditions fruit and winged seeds. Look like a thuya..

8 - "Hyacinth Bean" Dolichos lablab found Nicosia; pods are said to be edible when young and green; I'm not sure about dried beans; I didn't see any on the market; but it is commonly grown in gardens.

1 - Pinus brutia Cônes.
A two-needle Pine, common in the Pentadactylon Range.

2 - Lycium ferocissimum, red berries.
Common along the sandy seaside at least in Salamis, was introduced from South Africa. Can grow along with Acacia. Birds enjoy the berries.

3 - Mandrake officinarum.
Mandrake a plant used by sorcerers during the middle-age. Common in the Pentadactylon. Unripen fruits on the picture.

4 - A Karoob leaf
(Ceratonia siliqua) a primitive Leguminosae. The Karoob tree is widely grown in lowlands, sometimes with Olive trees for its starchy pods . Pods and seeds are ground in a starch being used in animal & human feeding. It's an evergreen tree.

 

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