Ibero-Gallic supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues
Description (English)
Low frutescent or suffrutescent formations of the supra-Mediterranean levels of the Iberian Meseta and its surrounding mountains and of northern Spain and southern France, rich in small labiate shrubs of genera Thymus, Teucrium, Salvia, Satureja, Sideritis, Lavandula, accompanied by leguminous shrubs (Genista scorpius, Genista pilosa, Genista pseudopilosa, Genista cinerea ssp. speciosa, Coronilla minima, Dorycnium pentaphyllum ssp. pentaphyllum) and various grasses (Stipa spp., Brachypodium spp.). In the north they often have an important, sometimes predominant, grass element and their impoverished shrub component is sometimes reduced to an almost monospecific Thymus formation; southwards, they become progressively more dominated by a richer constellation of shrub species.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F6.63 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Coronilla minima
Flowering Plants
Genista pilosa
Flowering Plants
Genista pseudopilosa
Flowering Plants
Genista scorpius
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Coronilla minima | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista pilosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista pseudopilosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista scorpius | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.63 | Ibero-Gallic supramediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.63 | Ibero-Gallic supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.63 | Ibero-Gallic supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6.63 | Ibero-Gallic supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6.63 | Ibero-Gallic supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F5.13 | Supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.63 | Supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.63 | Ibero-Gallic supramediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.63 | Supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.63 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.63 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.63 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.63 | same |
