The Spanish sparrow or willow sparrow ("Passer hispaniolensis") is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.
 It is found in the Mediterranean region and south-west and central Asia.
 It is very similar to the closely related house sparrow, and the two species show their close relation in a "biological mix-up" of hybridisation in the Mediterranean region, which complicates the taxonomy of this species.
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (also known as the Mediterranean region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.
Cyclamen hederifolium (ivy-leaved cyclamen or sowbread) is a species of flowering plant in the genus "Cyclamen", of the family Primulaceae.
 It is the most widespread cyclamen species, the most widely cultivated after the florist's cyclamen ("Cyclamen persicum"), and the most hardy and vigorous in oceanic climates.
 It is native to woodland, shrubland, and rocky areas in the Mediterranean region from southern France to western Turkey and on Mediterranean islands, and naturalized farther north in Europe and in the Pacific Northwest.
Asphodelus fistulosus is a species of plant known as hollow-stemmed asphodel, onionweed, onion-leafed asphodel, and pink asphodel.
 It is native to the Mediterranean region.
 It is an invasive exotic weed in the United States, with significant infestations in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
 It is listed as a Federal Noxious Weed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
 It is also a common weed in parts of Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico, and it thrives in any area with a Mediterranean climate.
Cedrus (common English name cedar) is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae.
 They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitudes of 1,500–3,200 m in the Himalayas and 1,000–2,200 m in the Mediterranean.
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, sometimes referred to as Mediterranean hurricanes or medicanes, are rare meteorological phenomena observed in the Mediterranean Sea.
 Due to the dry nature of the Mediterranean region, formation of tropical cyclones is infrequent, with only 99 recorded tropical-like storms between 1948 and 2011.
 No agency, however, is officially responsible for monitoring the formation and development of medicanes.
 Tropical cyclogenesis typically occurs within two separate regions of the sea.
 The first region, encompassing areas of the western Mediterranean, is more conducive for development than the other, the Ionian Sea to the east.
 The rough mountainous geography of the region raises additional difficulties despite being favorable for the development of severe weather and convective activity in general, and only with abnormal meteorological circumstances can medicanes form.
 Numerous studies have been conducted on the impact of global warming on Mediterranean tropical cyclone formation, generally concluding that fewer yet more intense storms would form.
Phillyrea is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region, in northeast Libya, southern Albania, southern coastal Croatia (Dalmatia), southern Montenegro, southern Greece, southern Turkey, Cyprus, northern Egypt, western Syria, Lebanon, Malta, the Palestine region, Italy, western Jordan, and also a disjunct population in Iran.
Escallonia is a genus of shrubs and trees in the Escalloniaceae family.
 They are native to North and South America.
Mandragora officinarum is the type species of the plant genus "Mandragora".
 It is often known as mandrake, although this name is also used for other plants.
 s of 2015 , sources differ significantly in the species they use for "Mandragora" plants native to the Mediterranean region.
 In the narrowest circumscription, "M. officinarum" is limited to small areas of northern Italy and the coast of former Yugoslavia, and the main species found around the Mediterranean is called "Mandragora autumnalis", the autumn mandrake.
 In a broader circumscription, all the plants native to the countries around the Mediterranean Sea are placed in "M. officinarum", which thus includes "M. autumnalis".
 The names autumn mandrake and Mediterranean mandrake are then used.
 Whatever the circumscription, "Mandragora officinarum" is a perennial herbaceous plant with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers followed by yellow or orange berries.

Question: Are Escallonia and Phillyrea both native to the Mediterranean region?
Answer: no