FLORA AND FAUNA OF EUROPE: CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIES - BIOLOGY - 2025

The flora and fauna of Europe is very varied, as are the climates of the continent. Although in the past both flora and fauna were much more abundant, wealth can still be found.

The advances of man on nature to gain spaces to inhabit and two world wars wiped out many species.

Many of the European forests are planted by man, and only the forests of Scandinavia and Russia survive in a primitive state. This is also the case in the forests of the Caucasus and the cork oak forests of the western Mediterranean.

Throughout Europe there are a large number of nature reserves and national parks where the fauna and flora of this continent are preserved.

Flora

1- Tulip

It is a bulbous plant of which there are 150 species and countless hybrids that derive from them.

Holland in one of the European countries where this plant is more a cult than a flower. It is exported worldwide.

2- Dandelion

It is a plant with unmistakable golden yellow flowers. When they mature they form a whitish flake that melts in the wind. It is widely used in gastronomy.

3- Edelweiss

It is an alpine plant known as the snow flower. It grows in the rocky and mountainous areas of the Alps, and is the national flower of Switzerland.

In the Alpine countries it is the flower of courage and courage. According to legend, if a man was in love he had to climb 2000 meters in search of this flower to prove his love.

4- Pink

The rose bush, more than a plant, is a genus of thorny shrubs that gives a flower that is a symbol of all flowers.

There are more than 100 different species of roses, but only a few are endemic to Europe. Like the tulip, it is a cult object of many European flower growers.

5- Margarita

The daisy is today widespread throughout the world, but it is a species native to Europe.

They are white with a yellow center, but there is also a subspecies that is purple with a yellow center.

Fauna

1- European bison

It is the largest mammal in Europe and is seriously threatened with extinction. For this reason, several parks are trying to reproduce them in captivity. It is one of the endemic species of Europe.

2- European wild cat

The European wildcat lives in the forests of central Europe, from Spain to Turkey. It is a subspecies of the wildcat.

3- European wolf

It is also called the Eurasian wolf. It survives in the areas of Scandinavia and Russia.

There are specimens of this species in reserves in Western Europe. Behind the bear, it is the largest predator on the continent.

4- European brown bear

It is a species of brown bear that is endemic to Europe. Inhabits from the Iberian Peninsula to Scandinavia and Russia.

The European brown bear is one of the most characteristic animals of the forests of northern Europe.

5- Barbary Macaque

It is the only ape that lives free in Europe, mainly in Gibraltar. There it is fed by the inhabitants.

Some specimens are also found in the south of the Iberian Peninsula.

6- Cod

The Atlantic cod or Norwegian cod is one of the most appreciated fish in Europe in the world.

It lives in cold seas and is one of the 60 species of migratory fish.

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