Piornales

English name: Piornales

Description (English)

Cytisus multiflorus, Cytisus striatus, Cytisus scoparius, Cytisus grandiflorus, Cytisus cantabricus, Genista florida and other tall broom fields of the Iberian peninsula, mostly characteristic of the transition between the Atlantic and Mediterranean domaines.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code F3.25

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Cytisus cantabricus
Flowering Plants Cytisus multiflorus
Flowering Plants Cytisus scoparius
Flowering Plants Cytisus striatus
Flowering Plants Genista florida
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Cytisus cantabricus Flowering Plants
Cytisus multiflorus Flowering Plants
Cytisus scoparius Flowering Plants
Cytisus striatus Flowering Plants
Genista florida Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 31.843 Piornales source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F3.25 Piornales same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F3.25 Piornales same
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