(a) Maquis forest of the Viburno tini-Phillyreetum latifoliae ass. nova on the calcarenitic substrates of the Favorita Park; (b) monumental specimens of Phillyrea latifolia in the oldest aspects of the maquis; (c) the high naturalness is clearly evident in the undergrowth of Viburno tini-Phillyreetum latifoliae ass. nova; (d), (e) another aspect of the Phillyrea latifolia maquis in the Asparagus asparagoides variant; (f) vegetation of the Ruto chalepensis-Oleetum sylvestris subass. cercidetosum siliquastri, typical community of the detrital cones of Mt. Pellegrino.

 
 
  Part of: Gianguzzi L, Caldarella O, Campisi P, Ravera S, Scalenghe R, Venturella G (2024) Plant diversity in old-growth woods: the case of the forest edges of the Favorita Park in Palermo (north-western Sicily, Italy). Plant Sociology 61(1): 1-29. https://doi.org/10.3897/pls2024611/01