Among the most interesting natural aspects of the Park, plants occupy a central place due to their variety, beauty and exclusivity.
Forests
The forests
The forest usually covers the lower slopes of the valleys.
Beech, fir, and Scots pine are dominant species and their distribution depends on the orientation and characteristics of each valley.
Riverbank forests
On the banks of the rivers, riverside vegetation appears, lover of humidity, with willows, birches, ash, etc.
Holm oaks and beeches are mixed in Añisclo, the Scots pine earns land formerly used in Escuain and
the black pine uses all its strategies to survive in the limit of the arboreal vegetation.
Unlike pastoral activity, forestry activity can not be carried out in the Park.
The forests occupy 18% of the surface of the National Park.
Edelweiss (leontopodium alpinus)
Flowers
Innumerable variety of species grow in all corners of the Park, on the high peaks, between the fissures of the rock, in the shade of the beech woods.
These plants bloom when the benign season lends its warmth to life, as the snow melts.
Primulas, gentians, irises, evergreens, saxifagas, potentillas, merenderas, are some of the most unique.
In the National Park we will find a true sample of plants among the more than 1,500 species of Pyrenean flora.
Other interesting information about the Ordesa y Monte Perdido Park
- Index about the Park.
- Description of the Park.
- Natural values of the Park.
- The Landscape of the Park.
- The Climate in the Park.
- The Waters of the Park.
- The Animals of the Park.
- The Plants of the Park.
- The Human environment of the Park.
- Useful recommendations for visiting the Park.
- Behavior in the Park.
- How to go to the park
Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, Geology, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiary that lives in its monuments.
The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo, Monegros or by opposition the Ebro.
Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon.