Phytogeographical Definition
Southern Europe's flora is that of the Mediterranean Region, one of the phytochoria recognized by Armen Takhtajan. The Mediterranean and Submediterranean climate regions in Europe comprise the following countries and territories:
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- France
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Montenegro
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
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