PAROS
Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals
Popular destinations GREECE
| Aegina | Alonissos | Andros |
| Chios | Corfu | Crete |
| Hydra | Kalymnos | Karpathos |
| Kefalonia | Kos | Lefkas |
| Lesbos | Mykonos | Naxos |
| Paros | Patmos | Peloponnese |
| Poros | Rhodes | Samos |
| Santorini | Skiathos | Skopelos |
| Spetses | Thasos | Zakynthos |
Plants and Animals
Plants
A first acquaintance with Paros, often in the warm summer months, gives the impression of a barren, dull landscape. A closer look, however, reveals a very rich and varied flora.
Myrtle, ParosPhoto Lazaregagnidze CC 4.0 no changes made
Due to the special climatic conditions, the coastal region has an amazing amount of plants and wild flowers such as myrtle, cedars and (medicinal) herbs. Special plants are sea lilies, cattail amaranths and sea fennel.
Inland, at higher altitudes, there are several species of juniper, pistachio and wildflowers such as cyclamen, anemone, mandrake and medicinal and aromatic herbs such as sage, rosemary, lavender, thyme, oregano and the tasty Parian caper.
Juniper, ParosPhoto: Pandemia on Flickr CC 2.0 no changes made
The dominant vegetation on Paros is the cedars, cypresses, pines, araucarias (evergreen conifers), vines, figs and olive trees. The cultivation of cereals, grapes, olives and fruit in terraces on the hills of western Paros gives the landscape there a special appearance.
Animals
From May to August, thousands of Spanish flags flutter in the 'butterfly valley' of Petaloudes.
So Paros is famous for its butterflies. There are also some 200 species of birds on Paros. Some permanent and some migratory birds.
Swallow, ParosPhoto: Annatsach CC 4.0 no changes made
Most common are, cormorants, herons, storks, nightingales, goldfinches, swallows, sparrows and thrushes. There are few big mammels on Paros but hares, wild rabbits and weasels do occur.
Sources
Wikipedia
CIA - World Factbook
BBC - Country Profiles
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