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Canario-Saharan white dunes

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English name	Canario-Saharan white dunes

English name

Canario-Saharan white dunes

EUNIS habitat type code	B1.323	Level	5
Edition	EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Mobile dunes of the Canary Islands and of the mediterraneo-Saharan coasts of Atlantic North Africa, with [Traganum moquini], [Euphorbia paralias], [Polycarpaea nivea], [Cyperus capitatus], [Ononis natrix], [Convolvulus caput-medusae], [Polygonum maritimum], [Lotus] spp. and the threatened Lanzarote endemic lily [Androcymbium psammophilum].

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	B1.323	Canario-Saharan white dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	B1.323	Canario-Saharan white dunes	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	16.2123	Canario-Saharan white dunes	source
	B	Coastal habitats	Ancestor
	B1	Coastal dunes and sandy shores	Ancestor
	B1.3	Shifting coastal dunes	Ancestor
	B1.32	White dunes	Parent

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