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The flora of Italy was traditionally, estimated to comprise about 5,500 vascular plant species.〔Pignatti,S.,1982 ''Flora d’Italia''. Edagricole, Bologna, vol. 1-3, 1982〕 However, as of 2004, 6,759 species are recorded in the ''Data bank of Italian vascular flora''.〔( Riccardo Guarino, Sabina Addamiano, Marco La Rosa, Sandro Pignatti ''Flora Italiana Digitale'':an interactive identification tool for the Flora of Italy )〕 Geobotanically, the Italian flora is shared between the Circumboreal Region and Mediterranean Region. According to the index compiled by the Italian Ministry for the Environment in 2001, 274 vascular plant species are protected. == Geography== Italy consists of a 1,000 km (620 miles) long peninsula extending out into the central Mediterranean, together with a number of islands to the South and West. The Apennines run north-south through the peninsula connecting the Alps in the North to Etna and the Peloritani mountains in Sicily in the South.The geology is diverse. Northern Italy is dominated by the Alps and extensive valley of the Po river which is extensively agricultural and industrialised. Central Italy includes the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, Marche and Lazio. It is dominated by the Apennines, from which a few major rivers flow. There are few natural plains. A process of land reclamation has replaced the coastal swamps and marshes with agricultural land. Southern Italy includes the regions of Abruzzo, Molise, Apulia, Basilicata and Campania. Agriculture and industry are less developed. The main islands are Sicily, Sardinia and the Aeolian Islands. Each region has a distinct flora. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flora of Italy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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