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This category includes the endemic and native plants of Spain. According to the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions , this excludes the Balearic Islands , Canary Islands , and the Spanish North African Territories, but includes Andorra and Gibraltar .
Topographic map of Spain. The wildlife of Spain includes the diverse flora and fauna of Spain.The country located at the south of France has two long coastlines, one on the north on the Cantabrian Sea, another on the East and South East on the Mediterranean Sea, and a smaller one on the west and south west on the Atlantic Ocean, its territory includes a big part of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...
Spanish red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) are widespread. [2] The Western Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae), a threatened subspecies of goat, was reintroduced to Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in 1991 from the Gredos Mountains further west, and has increased in numbers since. [6]
The Iberian Peninsula is in the south west of Europe and located near North Africa, and as a result, saw the arrival from both regions of many types of plant species, including wetland thermophilic plant species (those that require a great deal of heat), xerophilic plants (those that require a dry climate), orophilic (sub-alpine) plants, boreo ...
Endemic flora of Spain; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. C. Endemic flora of the Canary Islands (79 P) Pages in category "Endemic ...
The ecoregion covers coastal low plains, hills, and badlands close to Spain's southeastern coast. The ecoregion's geology is complex, made up mostly of sedimentary rocks like marl, gypsum, limestone, conglomerate, sandstone and consolidated dunes, together with coastal outcrops of volcanic rock like Cabo de Gata. The region is geologically ...
The ground in Spain is generally drier than in its neighboring countries of Portugal and France. High levels of summer solar radiation in Spain have led to the creation of smaller, indoor gardens. [1] There are many historical parks and gardens in Spain. The first Spanish botanical garden was created near Valencia in 1633. [2]
Botanical gardens in Spain have collections consisting entirely of Spain native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Spain, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.