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The authors report on the results obtained from the research project carried out on the promontory of Capo Malfatano (Southern Sardinia). The flora, completely new, consists at the present time of 255 entities and is grouped in 57 families and 186 genera. We find in this area a floristic component poor in endemic species, dominated by Mediterranean elements, annual cycle species and of R & S strategy. The floristic listing shows also the species present on the walls of the tower which might well contribute to the deterioration of this monument. Vegetation cover is dominated by phytocoenoses typical of the thermo-Mediterranean coastal strip in which evident factors of human and animal disturbance may be noted. The low woodland, with Juniperus turbinata and Olea europaea var. sylvestris with Pistacia lentiscus represents the most mature aspect of vegetation. In the interior there are dense formations of Calicotome villosa while in those areas marked by steep slopes we find a predominance of growths of Euphorbia dendroides.