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Italy: Plants
The
Island of Giglio in Tuscany is full of semi tropical plants
such as bougainvilla (right), palm trees, wild orchids
and tropical flowers.
There are about 700 different kinds of plants found on the island.
In Abruzzo,
another region of Italy, the mountains have a variety of plants.
Lower down on the slopes there are woods of oak, maple and ash.
Further up, at about 1,000 metres, the forest becomes beech and
mountain maple. Above 1700 metres, there are thick shrubs and
pines. There are many wildflowers in the mountains, including
Aquilegia of Majella.
Elsewhere in Abruzzo there are forests of beech and maple. There are two forests , Selva di Cortino and Bosco Martese, of white fir trees.
White fir tree
Forest understorey in Abruzzo is thick with anemone, ranunculi,
red lilies and martagons, belladonna, raspberry bushes and different
species of wild orchids.
In Calabria,
which is the 'toe' on the map of Italy, the Aspromonte National
Park is 
situated
in the southern part of the Appennine mountains. This part of
the mountain range is made up of crystaline granite. It is near
the sea and reaches heights of 2000 metres. The park is crossed
by many rivers. There are huge forests of beech, white firs, black
pines and chestnuts.
A forest of beech trees
The Pollino National Park is located in the southern 
Appennine
mountains in Calabria between the Tirrenian and Ionian seas.
It is a vast place where rare plants such as the Loricato Pine (right) can be seen.
Forests of beech
are also found there.
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