Germia Park oak ("Quercetum frainetoo cerris scardicum Kras."), hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus"), sessile oak ("Quercus sessiliflora") and common beech ("Fagus sylvatica"). Five species of amphibians including fire salamander ("Salamandra salamandra") and European tree frog ("Hyla arborea"), seven species of reptiles represented by wall lizard ("Lacerta muralis") and Hermann's tortoise ("Testudo hermani"), thirty-two species of birds - golden eagle ("Aquila chrysaetos"), imperial eagle ("Aquila heliacal"), woodpecker (Picidae) and nineteen species of mammals which include European hedgehog ("Erinaceus europeus") and squirrel ("Sciurus vulgaris"). Insects compromise the largest animal group on this massif. The recreation area covers an area of 41.40.52 ha, where most of the
Nyssa sylvatica a large deep taproot when young that makes transplanting difficult. Because of this, it is fairly uncommon in cultivation and the nursery trade. Additional characteristics include: "Nyssa sylvatica" grows in various uplands and in alluvial stream bottoms from southwestern Maine and New York, to extreme southern Ontario, central Michigan, Illinois, and central Missouri, south to southern Florida, eastern Texas, and eastern Oklahoma. It also occurs locally in central and southern Mexico. Optimum development is made on lower slopes and terraces in the Southeastern United States. "Nyssa sylvatica" is found in a variety of upland and wetland habitats in its extensive