PlantsMap

EN PL

5 plants worth knowing

Montenegro

Within a very small area, Montenegro combines the Mediterranean Adriatic coast with its olive groves and palms, karst plateaus, and the high mountains of Durmitor and Prokletije with beech, fir and pine forests. Lake Skadar is fringed by backwaters covered in water lilies, and in Biogradska Gora one of the last primeval forests of Europe has survived.

Hover over a plant to see on the map where it grows.

where it grows

  1. Olive 1

    crop · Stara Maslina (the Old Olive) in Bar – a natural monument

    Olive

    Olea europaea

    In Bar grows Stara Maslina – an olive tree more than 2,000 years old and one of the oldest trees in Europe.
  2. Grapevine 2

    crop

    Grapevine

    Vitis vinifera

    Red vranac is Montenegro’s national wine, and the Ćemovsko Polje vineyard near Podgorica is one of the largest in Europe.
  3. Black pine 3

    tree

    Black pine

    Pinus nigra

    Dark black pine forests cling to the steep walls of the Tara Canyon – Europe’s deepest gorge – and the Piva Canyon.
  4. European beech 4

    tree

    European beech

    Fagus sylvatica

    In the primeval forest of Biogradska Gora, protected since 1878, grow centuries-old beeches more than 40 metres tall.
  5. White water lily 5

    aquatic plant

    White water lily

    Nymphaea alba

    In summer the bays of Lake Skadar turn white with thousands of water lily flowers – one of the most beautiful sights in Montenegro.