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n. - Small genus of Mediterranean shrubs.

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  • Retama, that is, two-thirds of the total height of the volcano, the ground is so covered with plants, that it is difficult to make geological observations.
  • Portillo, and as far as the entrance on the elevated plain of the Retama, that is, two-thirds of the total height of the volcano, the ground is so covered with plants,...
  • In the more sandy accumulations, there are mosaic vegetation types including patches of Thymeleae muicrophila, of Aristida pungens, of Retama retam, and of Tamarix sp.
  • Main depressions and major dune systems have vegetation comprised of tall shrubs (Retama raetam, Ziziphus lotus, Genista saharae, Calligonum comosum) and/or trees...
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