Descending from high mountains peaks of plentiful alpine flora there are a multitude of layers with both European and Mediterranean influences. Lowering through damp valleys to cliffs hit by the salty spray of ocean currents or to dry plains. Rolling hills or jagged mountains and on to the gentle Mediterranean sea and fixed sand dunes. Over 9000 species of trees and plants have adapted to these conditions, even in the most inhospitable situations.

The Atlantic weather strongly affects the plants of the north, many of these being shared with the neighbouring European countries. Trees such as Oak, Beech and Birch may be accompanied with Heather, Bracken and Wild rose. Travel to the south and the climate changes to where you are more likely to see Aleppo pine, Cork oak, Umbrella pine with Lygos, European fan palm and Gum cistus.

There are many plant wealthy pockets that have long been isolated, creating endemics to be discovered no where else in the world. The mountain ranges of the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa and Sierra Nevada captivate the botanist and nature lover alike.

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