BALKAN BOTANICAL GARDEN OF KROUSSIA
ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΒΟΤΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΠΟΣ ΚΡΟΥΣΣΙΩΝ
Plants threatened with extinction
In one area of the garden there was this notice and what looked like new plant labels with all the Latin name and where that particular plant originated
Sideritis scardica, Τσάι του βουνού. Greek mountain tea
Is classified as NT, of the least concern and the plant originated from the Regional Unit of Pieria
Please note. I quote
“The Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia is authorized by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food for the collection of native species from all over the country.
These specimens are then transferred and propagated at the Institute of Plant Genetic Resources of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization.
The propagated material results from research into the biological cycle of each plant and is finally established in the
planting areas of the Garden”