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page 1Flora of Sicily
Ceratonia siliqua
The carob ( ; Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae subfamily of the legume family, Fabaceae. The carob tree is native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It is widely cultivated for its edible fruit, which takes the form of seed pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and landscapes. Spain is its largest producer, followed by Italy and Morocco.
Matthiola incana
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Alnus cordata
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Veronica verna
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Cytinus hypocistis
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Salvia fruticosa
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Ophrys tenthredinifera
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Medicago arborea
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Narcissus papyraceus
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Carduus tenuiflorus
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Celtis tournefortii
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Retama raetam
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Veronica praecox
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Hundred Horse Chestnut
Largest and oldest known chestnut tree
Pyrus spinosa
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Iris planifolia
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Cenchrus ciliaris
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Pleurotus nebrodensis
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Ephedra fragilis
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Genista aetnensis
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Fontanesia
Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia phillyreoides, though some authors split this into two species (see below). It is native to southern Europe (Sicily), southwestern Asia (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey) and eastern Asia (China), with two well-separated populations.
Lavandula multifida
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Woodwardia radicans
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Convolvulus cneorum
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Allium subvillosum
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Ophrys bertolonii
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Prunus cocomilia
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Asparagus albus
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Galanthus reginae-olgae
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Origanum onites
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Colchicum alpinum
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Moricandia arvensis
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Galium lucidum
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Iris pseudopumila
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Alopecurus bulbosus
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Matthiola tricuspidata
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Valerianella eriocarpa
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Orchis brancifortii
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Matthiola fruticulosa
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Frankenia laevis
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Allium commutatum
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Thapsia garganica
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Allium amethystinum
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Teucrium flavum
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Delphinium peregrinum
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Senecio glaucus
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Callitriche truncata
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Eokochia
Eokochia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Eokochia saxicola.
Dianthus rupicola
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Ambrosina
Ambrosina is a genus in the family Araceae that consists of only one species, Ambrosina bassii, and the only genus in the tribe Ambrosineae. This species is the smallest terrestrial aroid in the Mediterranean, growing only to 8 cm tall. It is usually found growing in woodlands on north faces of hillsides and in humus soil that is covering limestone. It is distributed in Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, southern mainland Italy, Tunisia, and Algeria.
thumb|Seeds of Ambrosina bassii L.
thumb|Seedlings of Ambrosina bassii L.
Sedum litoreum
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Malva cretica
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Fedia graciliflora
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Cichorium spinosum
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Lavatera olbia
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Allium cupani
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Allium permixtum
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Ulmus canescens
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Searsia pentaphylla
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