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Vascular flora (flowering plants and ferns)
About 2,300 plant species have been itemised in the Cévennes National Park, 24 of them endemic. Forty-one plant species benefit from national protection and six from regional protection.
An abundance of plant species
About 2,300 plant species have been itemised in the National Park. They represent around 40% of French flora on only 0.5% of the country’s surface area.
High heritage value
Forty-one plant species enjoy national protection, and six regional protection.
Few endemic species
Twenty-four endemic French species have been listed in the National Park. They are mostly Mediterranean species found on rocky short-grass prairies, scree and rocks (both limestone and siliceous). There are no endemic plant species that are exclusive to the Park’s territory, but there are several endemic sub-species and varieties.