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This mountain has a concentration of many rare plants for Greece with restricted distribution. The rare plant communities on the cliffs of the peaks of Mount Falakro and the grasslands of the area are of great importance. They also form a wide multi-colour garden during the May and June. There are rich forests of coniferous and broad leaved species on the lower altitudes. Concerning the fauna the quality of the site is indicated by the occurence of the invertebrate Maculinea alcon which is refered to IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, the invertebrate Neptis sappho which is refered to Koomen P., van Helsdingen P.J. 1993. Listing of biotopes in Europe according to their significance for invertebrates. Council of Europe, the invertebrates Agrodiaetus nephohiptamenos, Everes decoloratus which are refered to Heath J. 1981. Threatened Rhopalocera (butterflies) of Europe. Council of Europe, the invertebrates Agrodiaetus admetus, Leptidea duponcheli, Agrodiaetus ripartii which are refered to the Presidential Decree 67/1981 and the invertebrate Pseudochazara orestes which is the southern edge of extension.Concerning the wild growning plants the quality of the site is indicated by the occurrence of other important taxa. Among them, 2 taxa are greek endemics, one taxon is protected by the EC Environment Legislation (1992), 11 taxa (Aethionema saxatile ssp. oreophilum, Anthemis cretica ssp. columnae, Festuca koritnicensis, Fritillaria drenovskii, Haplophyllum balcanicum, Inula ensifolia, Minuartia setacea ssp. stojanovii, Onosma heterophyllum, Rosa arvensis, Viola delphinantha, Viola perinensis) are included in the WCMC and/or European Red Data list, 18 taxa (Androsace villosa, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Campanula orphanidea, Coeloglossum viride, Dactylorhiza sambucina, Dianthus gracilis ssp. gracilis, Dianthus petraeus ssp. orbelicus, Dianthus viscidus, Epipactis atrorubens, Gentiana cruciata, Gentiana verna ssp. balcanica, Haberlea rhodopensis, Nigritella nigra, Orchis ustulata, Paronychia rechingeri, Poa thessala, Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi, Viola tricolor ssp. macedonica) are protected by the Greek Presidental Decree (67/1981), 14 taxa (Centaurea parilica, Hypericum rochelii, Koeleria eriostachya, Minuartia doerfleri, Ornithogalum kochii, Pedicularis friederici-augusti, Peucedanum officinale, Potentilla cinerea, Satureja pilosa, Saxifraga stribrnyi, Scabiosa graminifolia ssp. rhodopensis, Thesium alpinum, Valeriana montana, Valeriana officinalis ssp. collina) are rare in Greece and/or reach their extreme distribution limits in Northern Greece, 28 taxa are Balkan endemics (Achillea ageratifolia ssp. ageratifolia, Anthyllis aurea, Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. bulgarica, Arenaria cretica, Asperula aristata ssp. condensata, Asperula aristata ssp. nestia, Aurinia corymbosa, Carum rigidulum ssp. palmatum, Centaurea napulifera ssp. napulifera, Cerastium banaticum ssp. speciosum, Cerastium decalvans, Dianthus cruentus, Festucopsis sancta, Galium aegaeum, Galium anisophyllon ssp.plebeium, Galium hellenicum, Gentianella bulgarica, Helleborus cyclophyllus, Hypericum rumeliacum ssp. rumeliacum, Laserpitium siler ssp. laeve, Onobrychis montana ssp. scardica, Pedicularis orthantha, Scrophularia laciniata, Sesleria rigida ssp. achtarovii, Sideritis scardica, Silene balcanica, Silene fabarioides, Silene radicosa ssp. radicosa) and 2 taxa (Saxifraga sempervivum, Thymus thracicus) find their main distribution area in the Balkan Peninsula extending also to Turkey. |
