The Mediterranean garden

It is organized in flowerbeds, in which it is possible to observe typical species of the Mediterranean shrub (Quercus ilex L., Arbutus unedo L, Phillyrea latifolia L., Pistacia lentiscus L., Myrtus communis L.), Australian species (Hakea laurina R.Br. and Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels) and species originating from South Africa (Polygala myrtifolia L.).
Among the endemic species: Antirrhinum tortuosum Bosc, Euphorbia myrsinites L., Matthiola sinuata (L.) R.Br., Erodium corsicum Liman, Helichrysum litoreum Guss., Centaurea cineraria L. var. circae Sommier and Limonium circaei Pign.
Species of the genera Cistus, Salvia, Teucrium and Lavandula are also represented.

 

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