
Brushwood, rosemary in Kerkis mountain
Brushwood, rosemary in Kerkis mountain
Samos is on the borders of European and Asian flora. Due to the climate, the ground’s morphology and the position of the island, it has a marvelous diversity of plants. It is impressive that on Samos can find a wealth of ingenious germination that does not exist in any other place in Aegean.
Brushwood (frigana) : are plants resistant to drought, grow in dry areas mainly limestone and filled the air with the scent of essential oils they contain. The winter has large leaves, while in summer smaller for water economy.
Ecosystems with this type of plants are met on the south, in dry and rocky areas of the island. These plants are thyme, the Asfaka the astoivi, savory, sage, the siderite (mountain tea), oregano and a great amount of others. The majority of them belong to the category of “odoriferous plants” due to their scent. They co-exist with “γεώφυτα” (geofyta = earth plants) that appear in autumn (windflowers, cyclamens and more).
Sclerophyllous in Kerkis mountain
Evergreen, sclerophyllous, or maquis : They have deep roots, are barbed, with small leaves in order to withstand summer conditions. The most important representatives of this kind is hollies, carobs trees, arbutuses, wild olive trees, heathers, aspalathos, broom and more. These ecosystems can be found in the south part and on Kerkis mountain.
topblack pine trees forest at northwestern slopes Kerkis mountain
Mediterranean conifer forests : We can find this type of forest in many areas of the island. Trachea pine trees dominate on flatlands and shape well-developed forests, mostly on the north part. On the contrary, in the south part, the forests are fewer with far less vegetation.In addition they have had damages due to the fires over the last years.
In north east and north regions of Kerkis there are cypress’s forests. In heights over 700m, principally on Ampelos mountain, there are extensive forests of black pine trees.
It is widely accepted that Samos is the most southern place that someone could see this tree.
topWetland ecosystems in Potami waterfalls of Karlovassi
Wetland ecosystems : High territorial and atmospheric humidity is the characteristic of these ecosystems. In these areas the herbage is very rich with laurels, sycamores, weeping willows, aspens, oleanders and climbing plants that create an impervious complex of plants.
As such habitats are riparian areas of Imvrassos river, the waterfalls in Potami of Karlovassi, Platanakia and Pnaka below Vourliotes, Koutsi, near Pyrgos and many others.
Samos has very important habitats with rich and rare species of flora and fauna, for this reason there are several Nature Directives to protect them.
Code | Name | |
NATURA | GR4120007 | SAMOS: ALΥKΙ PSILIS AMMOU |
NATURA | GR4120002 | SAMOS: OROS AMPELOS (KARVOUNIS) |
NATURA | GR4120003 | SAMOS: OROS KERKETEFS – MIKRO KAI MEGALO SEITANI – DASOS KASTANIAS KAI LEKKAS, AKR. KATAVASIS – LIMENAS |
NATURA | GR4120008 | SAMOS: OROS KERKIS |
NATURA | GR4120001 | SAMOS: PARALIA ALYKI |
Habitat CORINE | A00030074 | DasosKastanias, Lekkas, Samos |
Habitat CORINE | A00030001 | Limnes Glyfadas, Pythagoreion, Samos |
Habitat CORINE | A00020038 | Mikro & Megalo Seitani, Samos |
Habitat CORINE | A00010087 | Oros Kerkis, Samos |
Another Habitat | AB5080022 | Agios Konstandinos, Samos |
Another Habitat | AB5080119 | Elos sto Akrotirio Kolona Samou |
Another Habitat | AB5080011 | Marathokampos Samou |
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