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Area with high peaks and extended alpine and subalpine grasslands. There are also forests with coniferous (Abies borisii regis, Pinus leucodermis, Pinus sylvastris and deciduous trees (Fagus sp., Quercus sp., Fraxinus angustifolius, Ostrya carpinifolia). Concerning the fauna the quality of the site is indicated by the occurence of the invertebrate Agriades pyrenaicus, which is the southern edge of extension. Concerning the wild plants the quality of the site is indicated by the occurrence of other important taxa. Among them, 4 taxa are greek endemics (one is local endemic), 4 taxa are protected by the EC Environment Legislation (1992), 11 taxa (Dactylorhiza kalopissii, Festuca koritnicensis, Fritillaria drenovskii, Haplophyllum balcanicum, Inula ensifolia, Minuartia setacea ssp. stojanovii, Onosma heterophyllum, Onosma visianii, Sempervivum kindingeri, Viola delphinantha, Viola perinensis) are included in the WCMC and/or European Red Data list, 21 taxa (Androsace villosa, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Campanula orphanidea, Cephalanthera damasonium, Convolvulus boissieri ssp. suendermannii, Corallorhiza trifida, Dactylorhiza saccifera, Dianthus gracilis ssp. drenowskianus, Dianthus petraeus, Gentiana verna ssp. balcanica, Himantoglossum hircinum, Lilium martagon, Neottia nidus-avis, Nigritella nigra, Orchis ustulata, Paronychia rechingeri, Platanthera bifolia, Platanthera chlorantha, Poa thessala, Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi, Viola tricolor ssp. macedonica) are protected by the Greek Presidental Decree (67/1981), 13 taxa (Centaurea parilica, Chondrilla urumoffii, Cytisus agnipilus, Dianthus noeanus, Erigeron atticus, Festuca pirinica, Genista subcapitata, Hypericum rochelii, Pedicularis friderici-augusti, Potentilla apeninna ssp. stoianovii, Saxifraga stribrnyi, Stachys recta ssp. recta, Verbascum humile ssp. humile) are rare in Greece and/or reach their extreme distribution limits in Northern Greece, 27 taxa (Achillea ageratifolia ssp. ageratifolia, Anthyllis aurea, Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. bulgarica, Arenaria cretica, Arenaria filicaulis ssp graeca, Asperula aristata ssp. nestia, Carum rigidulum ssp. palmatum, Centaurea marmorea, Centaurea napulifera ssp. napulifera, Cerastium decalvans, Colchicum doerfleri, Erysimum drenowskii, Festucopsis sancta, Galium aegaeum, Galium anisophyllon ssp. plebeium, Galium hellenicum, Iris reichenbachii, Laserpitium siler ssp. laeve, Onobrychis alba ssp. calcarea, Onobrychis montana ssp. scardica, Paronychia macedonica, Saxifraga chrysospleniifolia, Scrophularia laciniata, Sesleria rigida ssp. achtarovii, Sideritis scardica, Silene balcanica, Silene radicosa ssp. radicosa) are Balkan endemics and 3 taxa (Saxifraga sempervivum, Silene roemeri, Thymus thracicus) find their main distribution area in the Balkan Peninsula extending also to Turkey or Italy. |
