Scrubland by the sea The vegetation includes myrtle bushes, tree heath, rockroses, strawberry trees, and asphodels. Kevin Pronnecke / age fotostock
The island's flora varies depending on the altitude. Scrubland dominates below 3,300 ft, where vegetation includes myrtle bushes, arborescent heathers, cistuses, strawberry trees and asphodels. Green oaks, cork oaks, olive trees, and chestnut trees are also commonly found at this altitude. Pine and beech forests are dominant between 3,300 ft and 6,000 ft. Above 6,000 ft, vegetation is rare and consists mainly of grasslands.
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