Castelfusano
| Castelfusano | |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′05″N 12°19′11″E / 41.73472°N 12.31972°E |
Castelfusano is an urban park in the comune of
Environment
Flora
A floristic study by Maria Grazia Guerrazzi identified the presence of 455 species divided into 272 genera and 73 families.
There is a strong presence, within the evergreen
There are asparagus plants in the undergrowth, but harvesting them is prohibited.Fauna
The area has been rich in game and birds since ancient times. In some periods, excessive hunting exploitation led local authorities to issue hunting bans for neighboring populations; for example, on 5 June 1277 there was a "ban on fowling and transit without authorisation". The Sacchetti family later restored the authorization "to bird and hunt wild boars, roe deer, deer, hares, porcupines, and hedgehogs", but the activity was probably excessive given that a century later a chirograph of Pope Benedict XIII re-established the hunting reserve with severe penalties for those who violated it.
In the past there were large mammals now extinct in the area: the deer (
Currently we encounter foxes (
In
References
- ^ Il cardinale Giulio Sacchetti, (1587-1663), in Studi Romani, VII, 2 (1959), pp. 405-416
- ^ "Castelfusano dopo l'incendio". Comune di Roma. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ The_Territory/Schede_sul_territorio/Pineta_di_Castel_Fusano/ Website of the Municipality of Rome.
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