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Canary Island fayal-brezal

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English name Canary Island fayal-brezal Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   G2.71 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Tall [Erica arborea]-dominated formations of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, Gran Canaria and Hierro, with [Myrica faya], [Ilex canariensis], [Rhamnus glandulosa], [Viburnum tinus ssp. rigidum], [Cedronella canariensis], [Bystropogon canariensis], [Isoplexis canariensis], [Urtica morifolia], [Teline canariensis], [Sonchus abbreviatus], [Hypericum glandulosum], [Gesnouinia arborea] and many species of the genus [Pericallis], including several island or local endemics that characterize several differentiated communities; among these are [Pericallis tussilaginis] ([Pericallis] = [Senecio]), [Pericallis webbii], [Pericallis cruenta], [Pericallis steetzii], [Pericallis murrayi].

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 G2.71 Canary Island fayal-brezal same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G2.71 Canarian fayal-brezal same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G2.71 Canarian fayal-brezal same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G2.71 Canarian fayal-brezal same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 F2.2J1 Canarian fayal-brezal same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F2.E1 Canarian fayal-brezal same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 45.91 Canarian fayal-brezal source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 45.91 Canarian fayal-brezal same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 45.91 Canarian fayal-brezal same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 45.91   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 45.91   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 45.91   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.3. Sclerophyllous vegetation n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment 25 Laurel forest wider
  G Woodland, forest and other wooded land Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  G2 Broadleaved evergreen woodland Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  G2.7 Canary Island heath woodland    Parent
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