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This area is very important for birds of prey like the Long-legged Buzzard, the Golden Eagle, the Short-toed Eagle and the Lanner Falcon, for nesting and foraging. It is also very important for many other species, most notable the Roller, Stone Curlew, Syrian Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, etc. This is a result of the habitat diversity and remoteness along with the reduction of human activities in the area. Concerning the wild growning plants the quality of the site is indicated by the occurrence of many important taxa. Among them, 5 taxa are greek endemics,11 taxa (Anthemis cretica ssp. columnae, Dactylorhiza kalopissii, Festuca koritnicensis, Fritillaria drenovskii, Haplophyllum balcanicum, Inula ensifolia, Onosma heterophyllum, Rosa arvensis, Sempervivum kindingeri, Sempervivum marmoreum, Thesium brachyphyllum) are included in the WCMC and/or European Red Data list, 19 taxa (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Aster alpinus , Campanula orphanidea, Coeloglossum viride, Corallorhiza trifida, Dactylorhiza saccifera, Dactylorhiza sambucina, Dianthus gracilis ssp. gracilis, Dianthus petraeus ssp. orbelicus, Digitalis viridiflora, Epipactis atrorubens, Gentiana cruciata, Gentiana verna ssp. balcanica, Himantoglossum hircinum , Lilium martagon, Neottia nidus-avis, Paronychia rechingeri, Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi, Viola tricolor ssp. macedonica) are protected by the Greek Presidental Decree (67/1981), 8 taxa (Chondrilla urumoffii, Cytisus agnipilus, Pedicularis friderici-augusti, Potentilla cinerea, Satureja pilosa, Saxifraga stribrnyi, Stachys officinalis, Thesium alpinum) are rare in Greece and/or reach their extreme distribution limits in Northern Greece, 21 taxa (Achillea chrysocoma, Achillea ageratifolia ssp. ageratifolia, Anthyllis aurea, Asperula aristata ssp. nestia, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, Carum rigidulum ssp. palmatum, Carum strictum, Centaurea napulifera ssp. napulifera, Cephalaria flava ssp. flava, Cerastium decalvans, Erysimum drenowskii, Festucopsis sancta, Galium aegaeum, Hypericum rumeliacum ssp. rumeliacum, Iris reichenbachii, Onobrychis alba ssp. calcarea, Onobrychis montana ssp. scardica, Scrophularia laciniata, Sideritis scardica, Thymus degenii, Veronica barrelieri) are Balkan endemics and 6 taxa (Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. hispidissima, Saxifraga sempervivum, Stachys thirkei, Thymus leucotrichus, Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii, Thymus thracicus) find their main distribution area in the Balkan Peninsula extending also to Turkey. |
