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Abstract SOME ROCK HABITATS NEAR MONOPOLI (APULIA), WITH NOTES ON THE AREA OF DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPANULA VERSICOLOR SIB. ET SM., CARUM MULTIFLORUM BOISS., and SCROPHULARIA LUCIDA L. — At Monte San Nicola, near Monopoli (Apulia), half way up a steep slope at ca. 200 m. o. s. I., some vertical limestone rocks harbour a saxatile community which includes some species more or less rare in Apulia. Three of these species, Campanula versicolor Sib. et Sm., Carum multiflorum Boiss., and Scrophularia lucida L., have a mainly Greek distribution and, to the west of the Adriatic sea, they have only been reported for southern Apulia. C. versicolor is mainly found on the mountains of the Greek mainland and Albania; it occurs on a few of the Jonian islands. Its typical habitats are the crevices of shady vertical rocks. C. multiflorum is reported for several mountainso n the Greek mainland but also on a number of islands including Crete and Cyprus; its typical habitats are rock crevices. S. lucida is a mainly coastal speci...

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