▁have ▁an ▁additional ▁per ic arp ▁with ▁linear ▁h il um . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁Swedish ▁natural ist ▁Anders ▁Jah an ▁Ret z ius ▁described ▁the ▁wood ▁mel ick ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁such ▁Asian ▁countries ▁as ▁Iran ▁and ▁Turkey ▁and ▁in ▁European ▁ones ▁such ▁as ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands , ▁Far oe ▁Islands , ▁Finland , ▁I cel and , ▁Mold ova , ▁Portugal , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁Also ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Al ger ia , ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁growing ▁on ▁pla ins ▁and ▁on ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁Forest ▁and ▁on ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁Al ps . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁hard wood ▁for ests ▁near ▁F ag us ▁species . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁grows ▁in ▁dry ▁and ▁mo ist ▁wood lands , ▁which ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁acid ic ▁or ▁neutral . ▁Sand y ▁or ▁rock y ▁so ils ▁are ▁also ▁common ▁for ▁such ▁plants , ▁but ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁deep ▁and ▁lo any ▁as ▁well . ▁It ▁grows ▁on ▁lo amy ▁so ils ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁while ▁pre fers ▁de calc ified ▁so ils ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁F ag atal ia ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁F aget um ▁low lands ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Car pin ion . ▁It ▁is ▁rarely ▁occurs ▁in