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Frequently, leguminous plants predominate in the scrub of the underbrush. Stage of pine forests. The native species have practically disappeared, as has the associated vegetation. Together with the pines, heliophilic (preferring dry and sunny habitats) and invasive brush start to appear, almost always based on the families Cistaceae and Ericaceae.
For the most part, the history of forestry in Spain was one of increasing deforestation. [1] Wood ( Spanish : madera ) long was the main source of energy. [ 1 ] In the 20th century, efforts were taken to reverse the trend, increasing the forested area in the country from then on.
Traditional agrosilvopastoral landscapes, known as dehesa in Spain and montado in Portugal, are found in the western portion of the ecoregion, and extending into the adjacent Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests ecoregion.
This category includes the endemic and native plants of Spain. According to the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions , this excludes the Balearic Islands , Canary Islands , and the Spanish North African Territories, but includes Andorra and Gibraltar .
The Baetic mountains share many plant species with the Rif mountains of northern Morocco, and many Baetic species' closest relatives are native to the Rif. These species, known as the Baetic-Rifan flora, constitute about 10% of the Sierra Nevada's plant diversity.
Topographic map of Spain. The wildlife of Spain includes the diverse flora and fauna of Spain.The country located at the south of France has two long coastlines, one on the north on the Cantabrian Sea, another on the East and South East on the Mediterranean Sea, and a smaller one on the west and south west on the Atlantic Ocean, its territory includes a big part of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...
Pages in category "Endemic flora of Spain" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Allium melananthum;
Approximately 0.068% of all evaluated plant species are listed as extinct in the wild. The IUCN also lists one plant subspecies as extinct in the wild. This is a complete list of extinct in the wild plant species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. All are vascular plants (tracheophytes).