Algarve xero-psammitic brushes

English name: Algarve xero-psammitic brushes

Description (English)

Very local xero-psammitic scrub of the Algarve coast with
Stauracanthus genistoides ssp. genistoides, Halimium halimifolium, Halimium commutatum, Cistus libanotis (Cistus bourgaeanus), Lavandula stoechas ssp. lusitanica, Armeria macrophylla and the extremely narrow endemic Ulex argenteus ssp. subsericeus.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code F5.5A3

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Armeria macrophylla
Flowering Plants Cistus libanotis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Armeria macrophylla Flowering Plants
Cistus libanotis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 32.2A3 Algarve xero-psammitic brushes source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F5.5A3 Algarve xero-psammitic brushes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F5.5A3 Algarve xero-psammitic brushes same
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