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for al-Badhan
Flora and fauna
[edit]The geographical region lies on the Irano-Turanian border, and its slopes support vegetation grown in that broad region. Typical for this region are maquis, the dense scrub vegetation consisting of hardy evergreen shrubs and small trees, characteristic of coastal regions in the Mediterranean and which, in this area, are found on the cliffs' step-crevices.[1] The kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) is common.
References
[edit]- ^ Davis, P.H. (1951). "Cliff Vegetation in the Eastern Mediterranean". Journal of Ecology. 39 (1). British Ecological Society: 73. doi:10.2307/2256628. JSTOR 2256628.