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The strawberry tree, which is native to the Mediterranean region, is the national tree of Italy, [1] while its flower is the national flower. [2] The flora of Italy is all the plant life present in the territory of the Italian Republic. The flora of Italy was traditionally estimated to comprise about 5,500 vascular plant species. [3]
This category includes the native flora of Italy, in Southeastern Europe.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Italy" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
The ecoregion has 4,500 native vascular plant species, including 400 endemic species. [2] The forests on the lower slopes are mostly deciduous broadleaf trees, including the oaks Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens. Broadleaf sclerophyllous evergreen trees are found in southern valleys adjacent to Mediterranean-climate regions. [2]
Many of the plants are pyrophytes, or fire-loving, adapted or even depending on fire for reproduction, recycling of nutrients, and the removal of dead or senescent vegetation. In both the Australian and Californian Mediterranean-climate eco-regions, native peoples used fire extensively to clear brush and trees, making way for the grasses and ...
In physical geography, tundra (/ ˈ t ʌ n d r ə, ˈ t ʊ n-/) is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic tundra, [2] alpine tundra, [2] and Antarctic tundra. [3] Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges, grasses ...
The ecoregion extends from the southern Po Basin in northern Italy to the southern Apennine Mountains of Basilicata and Calabria.It covers the lowlands of central Italy, including the valleys of the Arno and Tiber rivers, the Tyrrhenian Sea (western) coast of central Italy and Liguria, extending into southeastern France, and central Italy's Adriatic coast, as well as the middle elevations of ...
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Mountain hare range (green - native, red - introduced) The mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ), also known as blue hare , tundra hare , variable hare , white hare , snow hare , alpine hare , and Irish hare , is a species of Palearctic hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats.