Nature, plants and animals of Crimea | Photo, title and description

The nature of the Crimean peninsula is unique. Its territory can be divided into three zones:

steppe Crimea;

South coast;

Crimean mountains.

In these zones, a climate with specific features has formed. The main part of the peninsula lies in the temperate continental climate zone, and the southern coast lies in the subtropical zone. In winter, the temperature varies from3 to +1, and in summer from +25 to +37 degrees Celsius. Crimea is washed by the Black and Azov Seas, and in the warm season they heat up to +25-+28 degrees. In the Crimean mountains, the mountain type of climate differs in zones.

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Crimean plants
Poisonous plants of Crimea
Crimean animals
Predatory animals of Crimea
Herbivores of the Crimea
Birds of Crimea. Predator birds
mountain birds
forest birds
steppe birds
sea birds

Crimean plants

At least 2400 species of plants grow in Crimea, among them 240 species are endemic, that is, they are found only in this part of the planet. Crimean thyme and Pallas sainfoin grow in the foothill forest-steppe.

Crimean thyme

Esparcet Pallas

Herbs and shrubs grow near the southern slope of the mountains, such as tamarisks, Spanish gorse.

Tamarix

spanish gorse

In the forest-steppe zone, pear, juniper, linden, dogwood, ash, hazel, hawthorn, beech, pistachios, pontic needles grow.

pear

Juniper

Linden

Dogwood

Ash

Hazel

Hawthorn

Beech

pistachio tree

Butcher’s broom

In oak forests there are maple and mountain ash, linden and hornbeam, hazel.

Maple

Rowan

In beech and hornbeam forests, in addition to the main tree species, there is a yew berry, Steven’s maple, and among the herbs the Crimean wolf, taiga wintergreen, lady’s slipper.

berry yew

Stephen Maple

taiga wintergreen

lady’s slipper

Juniper, oak and shiblyak forests grow in the coastal zone, among which magnolia, Italian olive, pyramidal cypress, figs grow.

Magnolia

Italian olive

pyramidal cypress

figs

Poisonous plants of Crimea

However, in the Crimea there is a sufficient number of poisonous plants:

Datura vulgaris

Fraxinella

Belladonna

raven eye

Henbane

spotted hemlock

Aconite

Tamus ordinary

Crimean animals

A huge number of insects live in the Crimea. Among insectivores there are hedgehogs, shrews (shrews and shrews).

Hedgehog

shrew

Bats live in mountain and forest zones. Ground squirrels and mice, different types of mice, voles, squirrels, jerboas, hamsters are taken away on the peninsula.

Gopher

mouse

Vole

Squirrel

Jerboa

Hamster

On the territory you can meet European hares and acclimatized rabbits.

hare

Predatory animals of Crimea

Among predators in the Crimea live weasels and badgers, steppe foxes and martens, raccoon dogs and ferrets, red deer and roe deer, wild boars and bison.

weasel

Badger

steppe fox

Marten

raccoon dog

Ferret

Herbivores of the Crimea

red deer

Roe

Boar

bison

Some species of animals were brought to the territory of the peninsula to diversify the fauna of the area. To date, there is a problem of preserving many populations, scientists are trying to preserve their numbers and, if possible, increase the number of individuals by creating wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves.