4.3 —— Cantone Location Surface
FLORA
The importance for the territory
Ticino Lugano, Melide, Paradiso 215 ha
Ticino is the region with the richest vegetation in Switzerland with a Mediterranean flora consisting of camellias, magnolias, and azaleas, but also palms, mimosas, oranges, and lemons. There are plenty of vineyards, especially fine varieties of Merlot grapes, chestnut, hazelnut, and walnut reign in the valleys, up to the conifers of the Alpine region, with beech, oak, and pine forests.
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