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West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana

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English name	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana

English name

West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana

EUNIS habitat type code	F7.11	Level	4
Edition	EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Rare, extremely local and isolated associations of clifftops and adjacent areas dispersed along the coasts of Provence, Cap Corse, the Straits of Bonifacio, Catalonia (Cabo de Creus) and extreme southwestern Portugal, characterized by the presence of [Astragalus massiliensis] or [Anthyllis hermanniae], variously accompanied by [Thymelaea hirsuta], [Helichrysum italicum], [Plantago subulata], [Armeria ruscinonensis].

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification	Code	Title	Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F7.11	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F7.11	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	F7.11	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	F7.11	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	F6.11	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	F5.11	West Mediterranean mainland clifftop phrygana	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	33.1	West Mediterranean clifftop phryganas	source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	33.1	West Mediterranean clifftop phryganas	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	33.1	West Mediterranean clifftop phryganas	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	33.1		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	33.1		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	33.1		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	33.1		same
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.3.	Sclerophyllous vegetation	n/a
	F	Heathland, scrub and tundra	Ancestor
	F7	Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation)	Ancestor
	F7.1	West Mediterranean spiny heaths	Parent

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