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Portugal · Nature & Wildlife · Hard
The Portuguese endemic plant species 'Silene acutifolia' is confined to which specific habitat type?
Answer: Limestone rock crevices in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park — Silene acutifolia is a rare endemic campion found almost exclusively on limestone outcrops in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros in central Portugal, one of many narrow endemics of the region.
- A Sandy coastal dunes of the Algarve
- B Volcanic rock faces in the Azores
- C Limestone rock crevices in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park ✓
- D Riverbank gravels of the Douro
Silene acutifolia is a rare endemic campion found almost exclusively on limestone outcrops in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros in central Portugal, one of many narrow endemics of the region.