Oleander galleries
Description (English)
Nerium oleander cordons and screens, often with Tamarix spp., Vitex agnus-castus, Dittrichia viscosa, Saccharum ravennae, Arundo donax, Rubus ulmifolius, most typical of temporary water courses, but also lining small and sometimes large rivers, marking springs and areas of high water table in southern and eastern Iberia, very locally in eastern Provence, Liguria and Corsica (Saint-Florent), in southern Italy, Sardinia and Sicily, in southern and western Greece, the Aegean and Ionian archipelagoes, in Crete, in Albania, in the eastern Mediterranean, in North Africa, including northern Saharan regions, and in Mesopotamia. They are particularly abundant in the south and east of Iberia, in Sicily, in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean region and in North Africa.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S9-411 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arundo donax
Flowering Plants
Dittrichia viscosa
Flowering Plants
Nerium oleander
Flowering Plants
Rubus ulmifolius
Flowering Plants
Saccharum ravennae
Flowering Plants
Vitex agnus-castus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arundo donax | Flowering Plants | |
| Dittrichia viscosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Nerium oleander | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus ulmifolius | Flowering Plants | |
| Saccharum ravennae | Flowering Plants | |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F9.311 | Oleander galleries | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.311 | Oleander galleries | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.311 | Oleander galleries | same |
