Protected Area
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- Land Surface Area: 37.24 ha
- Regions: Sicilia
- Provinces: Messina
- Municipalities: Tortorici
- Establishment Measures: DA n 364/44 26/07/2000
- PA Official List: EUAP1102
Vallone Calagna sopra Tortorici Strict Nature Reserve
From the satellite, a green spot characterizes unequivocally the northern part of Sicily: it is the area of the vast forests of Nebrodi mountains. The influence of the Tyrrhenian Sea on the norther slope of Nebrodi leads to the formation of a great humidity converging along the valleys, which maintains itself also thanks to the rich arboreal covering: these conditions have enabled the survival of particular vegetal and animal species after the Tertiary period.
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Flora
Falsa sanicola
It is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family of Umbelliferae. Falsa sanicola (Petagnaea gussonei) is not a showy plant, and in winter you can only see its pedicellate leaves directly starting from the underground rhizome.
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