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Peloponnese Mobirise bootstrap diamond tool Greek Mountain Flora HOMEMountain info Northern GreeceInsideGreece Peloponnese Crete Lowland flora Plant alphabetize Places indexAbout Peloponnese>>Mt Chelmos Mt Chelmos (2355m), moreover tabbed Mt Aroania, is located in the northern Peloponnese and is characterized by a variety of geological substrata and soil types. The main elements of its landscape include well forested slopes with Abies cephalonica and Pinus nigra ssp pallasiana forests, steep calcareous cliffs, the Mavrolimni lake(2050m) of glacial origin and the impressive Styx valley associated with a small wet cave, and the Mavroneri waterfall at its base.Erosion of limestone has mainly unsalaried to the insemination of a stng relief with steep calcarous cliffs and screes. Mt Chelmos gallery View in Google Maps Peloponnese>>Mt Erymanthos The mountain range of Erymanthos is the highest one of an extended mountainous zone in north-west Peloponnese, consisting of several peaks and characterized by a multivarious relief with many springs, valleys, plateaus and gorges. From the springs of Olenos summit(2221m) two small rivers are formed, crossing the two biggest gorges of Erymanthos. These gorges are very impressive with several spectacular waterfalls. The geological substrate is well-balanced of plate limestone with layers of ceratolith and flysch. The northern slopes have Abies cephalonica forests, the south slopes are covered with Abies cephalonica and Juniperus foetidissima.The western slopes have extended calcareous cliffs. Mt Erymanthos gallery View in Google Maps Peloponnese>>Mt Kyllini(Ziria) Mt Kyllini(2376m), moreover tabbed Mt Ziria, lies east of Mt Chelmos separated from it by the wide Feneos basin. Mt Kyllini is characterized by a rich flora and relatively upper percentage of endemism. Mt Kyllini gallery View in Google Maps Peloponnese>>Mt Parnon The mountain range of Mt Parnon(1935m), or Mt Parnonas, is well-balanced mainly of calcareous substrate and is one of the oldest areas of the Peloponnese and was isolated for a long perod, like Mt Taygetos. On its slopes conifer forests of Abies cephalonica and Pinus nigra ssp pallasiana thrive, together with Taygetos its the only European site for Juniperus drupacea. Castanea forests are moreover present here in good condition and wide-stretching areas. We moreover included pictures of plants from the mountains south of the very Parnon range, as far south as Mt Koulouchera. Mt Parnon gallery View in Google Maps Peloponnese>>Mt Saitas Mt Saitas(1812m) is situated south of the Feneos valley and is proximal to the mountains Chelmos, Kyllini and Oligirtos. Mt Saitas is well known as the site where Biebersteinia orphanidis was rediscovered in 1994 without stuff considered extinct since its first discovery in 1851. The northern slopes of the mountain moreover host the largest populations of flipside rare and interesting plant, Adonis cyllenea.Moreoveran Iris species which first was described as Iris germanica, is now considered as stuff a new species named Iris hellenica. Mt Saitas gallery View in Google Maps Peloponnese>>Mt Taygetos Mt Taygetos is situated in the inside peninsula of the 3 southern peninsulas of the Peloponnese.Seen from the plain of Sparta, the Taygetos are a magnificent range of steep jagged limestone and dolomite peaks covered in snow until late spring rising in the south to the conical summit of Profitis Ilias at 2407m. Lower forested foothills of semi-metamorphic waddle surround the main massif and rise steeply out of the plain. These are pierced on their eastern flanks by deep gorges through which the snow melt water floods lanugo into the Evrotas river in the plain of Sparta.There are at least 6 gorges which are of botanical interest. Mt Taygetos gallery View in Google Maps Previous Next Greek Mountain Flora photobookNorthern Greece Vol. 1 Greek Mountain Flora photobookNorthern Greece Vol. 2 Greek Mountain Flora photobookCentral Greece Greek Mountain Flora photobookPeloponnese Greek Mountain Flora photobookLowland flora If you like Greek Mountain Flora and want to support it, why not make a donation! Share This Page! HomeMountain infoNorthern GreeceCentral GreecePeloponneseCreteLowland floraPlant indexPlaces indexAbout LINKSThe genus DionysiaIran Oman Tour CONTACT US Copyright (c) 2015 Klaas Kamstra All rights reserved