Central Mediterranean esparto steppes

English name: Central Mediterranean esparto steppes

Description (English)

More restricted Lygeum spartum-dominated formations of Sardinia, southern Italy, Sicily and the Maltese Islands.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.422

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Lygeum spartum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Lygeum spartum Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 34.622 Central Mediterranean esparto steppes source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.422 Central Mediterranean esparto steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.422 Central Mediterranean esparto steppes same
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