Lake Nemrut caldera are the trees dwarf juniper ("Juniperus communis"), Norway maple ("Acer platanoides"), European mountain ash ("Sorbus aucuparia"), common buckthorn ("Rhamnus cathartica"), sessile oak ("Quercus petraea"), pedunculate oak ("Quercus robur"), white willow ("Salix alba"), and the shrubs coinwort cotoneaster ("Cotoneaster nummularius"), cherry plum ("Prunus divaricata"), grey willow ("Salix cinerea"), Greek juniper ("Juniperus excelsa"), breaking buckthorn ("Frangula alnus"), alder buckthorn ("Frangula alnus") and mahaleb cherry ("Prunus mahaleb"). Steppe-like vegetation is spread over wide areas in the caldera. Those are mainly species of milkvetch ("Astragalus"). Other subshrubs and herbaceous plants are prickly thrift ("Acantholimon"), sainfoin ("Onobrychis"), sheep's sorrel ("Rumex acetosella"), "Thymus", "Alyssum", sheep's
Bethania, Mountain Ash built alongside. Thomas Llewellyn was minister from 1854 until 1888. He was succeeded by Owen Jones who remained until 1909. John Phillips was minister from 1911 until 1945 and Haydn Davies from 1950 until 1960. The chapel remains beautifully preserved and maintained. There were 20 members in 2004. Mountain Ash and District Choral Society hold their practices and rehearsals at the vestry. Bethania, Mountain Ash Bethania, Mountain Ash is an Independent chapel in Phillip Street, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales. Services at Bethania are conducted in the Welsh language. The church began in the form of a Sunday School built in