Category:Reserva Natural da Ria de Alvor

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The Alvor Estuary is separated from the sea by two sand dunes and these enclose a coastal lagoon alongside the surrounding wetlands and the peninsulas of Quinta da Rocha and Abicada, making together an area of over 1454 hectares.

Estuarine plants include: Atriplex (saltbush,orache), Suaeda fruticosa (shrubby seablight), Salicornia europaea (glasswort), Sarcocornia sp. (samphires, saltworts), Suaeda maritima (annual seablite), Suaeda sp. Salsola soda (saltwort), Salsola sp., Halimione portulacoides (sea purslane) , Spartina maritima (small cordgrass), Zostera noltei (dwarf eelgrass) , Beta, Sonchus, Juncus. Barrocal plants (garigue) include - Cistus species, Halimium sp., Lavandula sp., Thymus sp., Pistacia lentiscus, Juniperus phoenicea Erica sp. . Trees are the Carob Ceratonia siliqua, the Olive Olea europaea, the Fig Ficus carica Strawberry Tree Arbutus and Almond Prunus dulcis. Birds see Aves Portugal Guillaume Rethore Systematic List of the Birds of Ria de Alvor See also Gallery of Flora of Algarve Flora of Algarve Flora of Portugal portal Species list Portugal Flora on Portugal Fauna Iberica Abicada

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