The history of how the landscape changes in space and time can be told in a number of ways, not only using maps, photos, written texts, but also materials contained in naturalistic Museums. It is possible to observe a few plants, once widespread in Agro Pontino, at the Herbarium Museum and Botanical Garden.
Inside the Herbarium
Specimens stored in Herbaria are rich sources of historic and geographic information contained in the labels of each specimen. Therefore, it is possible to reconstruct specific locations, which have since been profoundly transformed by human settlements and activities.
Inside the Botanical Garden
To find out more about tree species, which were once widespread along the entire subcoastal area of Lazio region, you can visit the city's Botanical Garden.
Sheets and images supplied refer to dried specimens of species belonging to the Fagaceae family, in Lazio region and in some parts of Agro Pontino. These tree species represent the most important components of the forests from the seacoast up to 1800 metres in altitude.
Holm oak and cork oak forests: Quercus ilex L. (holm oak). Q. suber L. (cork oak), Q. crenata Lam. (Lucombe Oak)
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex L. (holm)
Presence and distribution in Lazio: very common throughout almost the entire region except on the islands, especially along the coastal and sub-coastal areas, often inland, from 0 to 1100 metres above sea level.
| Quercus suber
| Pseudosuber
| Quercus crenata
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The lowland forest: Q. cerris L. (turkey oak), Q. robur L. (pedunculate oak), Q. frainetto Ten. (Italian oak)
Quercus cerris
Quercus cerris L. (Turkey oak)
Presence and distribution in Lazio: very common throughout almost the entire region, from the coastal plains up to mountain level (up to 1500 m)
Quercus robur
Quercus robur L. subsp. robur (pedunculate oak)
Presence and distribution in Lazio: common throughout the region, marshes, banks, shores (from 0 to 800 m)
Quercus frainetto
Presence and distribution in Lazio: common throughout the region, hilly and coastal sections (from 0 to 800 m)
Mixed oak woodlands on hills and mountains: Q. pubescens Willd. (downy oak), Q. cerris L. (turkey oak), Q. dalechampii Ten. (Dalechamps oak), Q. petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. (sessile oak), Q. virgiliana (Ten.) Ten. (virgiliana oak)
Quercus pubescens
Quercus pubescens Willd.(downy oak)
Presence and distribution in Lazio: very common throughout almost the entire region, especially in hilly and mountainous areas (up to 1200 m) and also on flatlands.
nelle zone collinari e montane (fino a 1200 m) ed anche in pianura
Quercus petraea
Mid-altitude chestnut forests: Castanea sativa Miller (chestnut), Q. cerris L. (turkey oak)
Castanea sativa
Mountainous beech forests: Fagus sylvatica L. (beech)
Fagus sylvatica
