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Table 5
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Characteristics of the main native shrub species with technical and ecological quality for
reforestation in the Municipality of Rome
Species or genus
Soil characteristics
Ecological
characteristics Benefits
Notes
measures.
Rosa sempervirens
Poor and pioneer
soils.
Mediterranean
species
that
penetrates the
deciduous oaks
woods.
Good naturalistic
functionality.
Recommended
for environmental
restoration
measures.
It
reproduces
easily.
Component
of
spontaneous bushes.
Rosmarinus offinalis
Sandy
soils
calcareous.
Pioneer
Mediterranean
species resistant
to
summer
drought.
Good naturalistic
functionality.
Recommended
for environmental
restoration
measures.
Spontaneous species
in the coastal area of
the City.
Spartium junceum
It
likes
clay
substrates, but grows
well on poor, stony
and sloping soils.
Settler species
of abandoned
pastures
and
fields.
Good technical
functionality,
recommended
interventions for
bioengineering.
It
reproduces
easily.
Component
of
spontaneous bushes.
Teucrium fruticans
Dry and well drained
soils.
Mediterranean
species resistant
to
summer
drought.
Good naturalistic
functionality.
Recommended
for environmental
restoration
measures.
In Rome is locally
subspontaneous
although not properly
belonging
to
the
indigenous flora.
Viburnum tinus
Dry and well drained
soils; suitable for use
on poor and sandy
soils.
Species typical
of
the
Mediterranean
evergreen
forests
and
shrubs.
Soundproofing
quality
and
efficient
mitigation of air
pollution.