The vegetative belt up above (3.280-3.937 ft – the so-called “Mesomediterranean belt”), is made of deciduous woods of Quercus gussonei, a species similar to the Turkey oak but morphologically different, and, on the southern side, a particular variety of downy oaks (Quercus congesta).

In some areas, there are also strips of holm oaks, while the clearings are covered by shrubs: blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Rosa canina, Rosa sempervirens, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus amygdaliformis, and Rubus ulmifolius.

Above 3.937 ft, there’s the typical mountain area (the so-called “supramediterranea belt”) where extensive woodland formations feature Turkey oaks and beeches. As a matter of fact, this is the southernmost limit of the latter species presence (Fagus sylvatica). Another peculiar element is represented by the presence of Sycamore maples (Acer pseudoplatanus): there’s even a 72-ft tall specimen with a 20-ft wide crown – that very tree has been catalogued among the monumental trees of Italy.

The lush undergrowth features various species of plants including holly (Ilex aquifolium), butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus), common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), and yews (Taxus baccata). The latter species grows in Tassita wood, with majestic specimens some 82-ft tall.