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Although the mountain is not of great height it has a rich flora of considerable taxonomic and phytogeographical interest. The distinct geological substrates of Mt. Vourinos create a rich flora of considerable taxonomic and phytogeographical interest. Vourinos has some endemic species and subspecies of plants. Messiano Nero Valley, being protected from human activities during the last three decades, concentrates the botanical, zoological, ecological and landscape importance of the site.Concerning the wild growning plants the quality of the site is indicated by the occurrence of many important taxa. Among them, 18 taxa are greek endemics (between them one serpentine endemic and 6 local endemics), one taxon is protected by the Bern International Convention, 9 taxa (Aethionema saxatile ssp. oreophilum, Anthemis cretica ssp. columnae, Cynoglottis barrelieri ssp. serpentinicola, Festuca koritnicensis, Inula ensifolia, Onosma heterophyllum, Onosma visianii, Sempervivum ciliosum, Verbascum adenanthum) are included in the WCMC and/or European Red Data list, 10 taxa (Convolvulus boissieri ssp. parnassicus, Dactylorhiza sambucina, Dianthus viscidus, Helictotrichon aetolicum, Lilium carniolicum ssp. albanicum, Lilium chalcedonicum, Lilium martagon, Orobanche rechingeri, Poa thessala, Viola tricolor ssp. macedonica)are protected by the Greek Presidental Decree (67/1981), 2 taxa (Genista hassertiana, Ornithogalum refractum) are rare in Greece and/or reach their extreme distribution limits in Northern Greece, 51 taxa (Abies borisii-regis, Achillea ageratifolia ssp. ageratifolia, Achillea chrysocoma, Achillea holosericea, Alyssum pichleri, Anthemis arvensis ssp. cyllenea, Anthyllis vulneraria L. ssp. bulgarica, Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. pindicola, Asperula aristata ssp. nestia, Asperula purpurea ssp. apiculata, Astragalus mayeri, Ballota hispanica ssp. macedonica, Carum graecum ssp. serpentinicum, Carum rupestre, Carum strictum, Dianthus haematocalyx ssp. haematocalyx, Dianthus pinifolius ssp. lilacinus, Dianthus stenopetalus, Erysimum microstylum, Euphorbia glabriflora, Fumana bonapartei, Galium hellenicum, Galium oreophilum, Galium speciosum, Herniaria parnassica ssp. parnassica, Hypericum rumeliacum ssp. apollinis, Hypericum rumeliacum ssp. rumeliacum, Lamium bifidum ssp. balcanicum, Laserpitium siler ssp. laeve, Linum hirsutun ssp. spathulatum, Linum hologynum, Marrubium thessalum, Minuartia garckeana, Myosotis alpestris ssp. suaveolens, Onobrychis alba ssp. calcarea, Orlaya daucorlaya, Paronychia macedonica, Pedicularis brachyodonta ssp. moesiaca, Pedicularis graeca, Pinus heldreichii, Polygala alpestris ssp. croatica, Saponaria sicula ssp. intermedia, Sideritis scardica, Silene fabarioides, Silene parnassica, Silene radicosa ssp. radicosa, Stachys iva, Stachys plumosa, Stachys scardica, Thlaspi tymphaeum, Trifolium pignantii) are Balkan endemics and 3 taxa (Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. hispidissima, Lamium garganicum ssp. garganicum, Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii) find their main distribution area in the Balkan Peninsula extending also to Turkey or Italy. |
