Mediterranean plant societies had been
spread till to the Aegean, Marmara, Central Black Sea
and west parts of Southeastern Anatolia with exceeding
Mediterranean geographical region territories. Scrub,
which is accepted as the most important plant
society of the Mediterranean plant
societies, is also defined as "dwarfish forest"
in connection with botanic. Scrub plant societies, whose
physiological structure (thick and like tanned leather)
and leaves has a water economy for enduring to summer
time draught start from the sea level and goes until
300 or 400 meters high, even to the more higher areas
under appropriate conditions. Shrub composing scrub
union and bush unique beautiful and strong odors are
present. Menengiç, sakiz, kocayemis, sandal, mersin,
pirnal mesesi, akçakesme, lâden, funda, defne, delice,
katirtirnagi are most faced members of the scrub union.
At the lower parts of shrubs adaçayi, kekik, ballibaba,
dügünçiçekleri, çançiçekleri, siklamen, glayöl, salep,
Manisa lalesi, çigdem, menekse, karanfil like grassy
plants are growing.
Another member of Mediterranean plant societies is "sigla"
tree. This tree, whose other name is günlük, is present
as small forest groups at coastal parts where ground
water is high of Mugla city's Fethiye, Köycegiz, Marmaris
ve Datça provinces. Red pine tree is also a Mediterranean
unique plant type as much as scrub. Generally it starts
after scrub and reach to 800 - 1000 meters high from
sea level, or even under appropriate climate conditions
till to 1200 meters high. Red pine, which also lives
places where its shadow is on the sea from time to time
at Mediterranean and Aegean coasts, is the most sensitive
tree against fire.
Black pine trees, which are at the upper territories
of red pine forests, and which can rise 30 - 35 meters
on their body, are growing at the areas, starting from
900 - 1000 meters height and until 1800 - 1900 meters
height. Cedar and fir societies can also be faced after
red pines at some parts of the region. This tree type,
also known as Lebanon cedar, is present with Katranardici
at north west of Antalya. At east parts of Antalya,
only cypress forest (700 hectares) at Mediterranean
basin of the Köprülü Canyon National park is present.
In Eastern Mediterranean region, at Amanos mountains
locally present beech forest is the final point which
spread to south of this tree. Bonito oak in central
Aegean region, pistachio pine near to Bergama and hoop
oak, an endemic specie near to Egirdir - Kovada and
cedar mixed forests are valuable places for visiting.