''Santolina impressa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family

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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to southwest

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specifically the area between

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and

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. It inhabits psammophilous scrub in stabilized dunes (often paleodunes), sometimes under pine forests. On acidic sandy soils, becoming particularly abundant in somewhat disturbed places.

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Anthemideae Endemic flora of Portugal Endemic flora of the Iberian Peninsula {{Anthemideae-stub