In ancient times on Mount Bonifato there was a wood which was destroyed by the continuous fires and cutting down of timber. The present forest, deriving from an old reforestation, expands on the northern side of the mountain and it is characterised by the presence of two species of
pine, the maritime pine (
Pinus pinaster) and Aleppo's pine (
Pinus halepensis). ). There are also poor remainders of evergreen mediterranean forest among the rocks and in some strips of land, not influenced by human activities: the
holm oak, the
ash tree, and the
downy oak, the native essences. There are also the typical grassland and ampelodesma (or "disa"), which in the past was used to tie vines and realize ropes and baskets. Other important plants for the local handicraft are the
Ferula (used for the realization of chairs, stools and small tables), the
dwarf palm tree (used to realize brooms or fill in mattresses)
Sicilian sumac . used for tanning skins and for dyeing works)[5] and the
ash tree (from which they extracted
manna). Besides there is a remarkable presence of
Euphorbia,
Peony and
orchidis (among which visitors can see the rare
Orchis commutata and
Orchis brancifortii). There are also different aromatic plants, such as
shrubby thyme,
Egyptian rue,
pennyroyal,
rosemary,
sage,
absinth and
oregano. File:PinetaMteBonifato.jpg|Grassland and ampelodesma File:RisNatMBonifato5.jpg|Vegetation inside the wood File:RisNatMBonifato1.jpg|One of the footpaths == Fauna ==