Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs

English name: Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs

Description (English)

Montane siliceous cliff and rock communities of the Cévennes, the eastern and central Pyrenees and the Catalonian hills, with Asarina procumbens (Antirrhinum asarina), Sedum hirsutum, Centaurea pectinata, Sempervivum arvernense, Dianthus graniticus, Saxifraga clusii, Saxifraga hypnoides.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code H3.16
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H3.1)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Antirrhinum asarina
Flowering Plants Asarina procumbens
Flowering Plants Centaurea pectinata
Flowering Plants Dianthus graniticus
Flowering Plants Saxifraga clusii
Flowering Plants Saxifraga hypnoides
Flowering Plants Sedum hirsutum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Antirrhinum asarina Flowering Plants
Asarina procumbens Flowering Plants
Centaurea pectinata Flowering Plants
Dianthus graniticus Flowering Plants
Saxifraga clusii Flowering Plants
Saxifraga hypnoides Flowering Plants
Sedum hirsutum Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 62.26 Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs source
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.2. Bare rock n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H3.16 Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H3.16 Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 H3.16 Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 H3.16 Languedo-Catalan siliceous cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 H3.16 Languedo-Catalan siliceous cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 H3.26 Languedo-Catalan siliceous cliffs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 62.26 Languedo-Catalan siliceous cliffs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 62.26 Languedo-Catalan siliceous cliffs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 62.26   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 62.26   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 62.26   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 62.26   same
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