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Lentisc brush
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| English name | Lentisc brush |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | F5.514 | Level | 5 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
[Pistacia lentiscus] -dominated or -rich formations, widespread and abundant in thermo-Mediterranean and coastal meso-Mediterranean zones of the entire Mediterranean basin; locally, similar formations may appear in warm inland meso-Mediterranean areas. Often low and sometimes very open, the lentisc scrub can in favourable situations reach a height of several metres, grading into arborescent matorral (unit F5.123).
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 |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.514 | Lentisc brush | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.514 | Lentisc brush | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.214 | Lentisc brush | source |
| F | Heathland, scrub and tundra |
Ancestor
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| F5 | Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes |
Ancestor
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| F5.5 | Thermo-Mediterranean scrub | Ancestor | |
| F5.51 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | Parent |
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