Hedgehog-heaths
English name:
Hedgehog-heaths
Description (English)
Primary cushion heaths of the high, dry mountains of the Mediterranean region and Anatolia, with low, cushion-forming, often spiny shrubs, in particular of genera Acantholimon, Astragalus, Erinacea, Vella, Bupleurum, Ptilotrichum, Genista, Echinospartum, Anthyllis, and various composites and labiates; secondary, zoogenic cushion heaths of the same regions, either downslope extensions of the high-altitude formations, and dominated by the same species, or specifically montane or steppic, often Genista-dominated in the Mediterranean region. Excluded are cushion-heaths of thermo-Mediterranean lowlands (F7.1, F7.2 and F7.3).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F7.4 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F7) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse | 4090 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumici-Astragalion siculi Poli 1965 | Oromediterranean xeric cushion-tragacanthic scrub of Etna | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Xeroacantho-Erinaceion (Quézel 1953) O. de Bolòs 1967 | Oromediterranean and upper supramediterranean hedgehog scrub of Sierra Nevada and North African Atlas | Xero-Acanthion Quézel 1953 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Verbascion spinosi Zaffran ex Bergmeier 2002 | Xeric oromediterranean calcareous tragacanthic vegetation of western Crete | Verbascion spinosi Zaffran 1990 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Koelerio brutiae-Astragalion calabrici Giacomini et Gentile ex S. Brullo in S. Brullo et al. 2005 | Meso-oromediterranean pulvinate scrub and related grasslands of Sila (Calabria) | Koelerio-Astragalion calabri Giacomini et Gentile ex Pignatti 1980; Koelerio-Astragalion calabri Giacomini et Gentile 1961; Koelerio-Astragalion calabri Giacomini et Gentile 1966; Koelerio-Astragalion calabri Giacomini et Gentile ex S. Brullo in S. Brullo et al. 2004 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Stipo pulcherrimae-Morinion persicae Quézel 1964 | Oromediterranean xeric calcareous grasslands of Peloponissos Peninsula | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Andryalion agardhii Rivas-Mart. ex Rivas Goday et Mayor 1966 | Baetic supra-oromediterranean pulvinate scrub on calcareous lithosols | Andryalion agardhii Rivas-Mart. 1961 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Colchico cretensis-Cirsion morinifolii Bergmeier 2002 | Oromediterranean swards and grasslands on stony soils of grazed dolines and high plateaus of Crete | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Eryngio multifidi-Bromion fibrosi Quézel 1964 | Oromediterranean xeric ophiolithic grasslands and tragacanthic vegetation of mainland of Hellas | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Astragalo angustifolii-Seslerion coerulantis Quézel 1964 | Oromediterranean xeric calcareous grasslands and tragacanthic vegetation of mainland of Hellas | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Cerastio-Astragalion nebrodensis Pignatti et Nimis ex S. Brullo 1984 | Meso-oromediterranean calciphilous pulvinate scrub and related grasslands of Madonie and Nebrodi (Sicilia) | Cerastio-Astragalion nebrodensis Pignatti et Nimis in E. Pignatti et al. 1980 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Hyperico stenobotryos-Alyssion troodi S. Brullo et al. 2005 | Oromediterranean scrub on utramafic substrates of Cyprus | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Armerion aspomontanae S. Brullo et al. 2001 | Meso-oromediterranean pulvinate scrub and related grasslands of Aspromonte (Calabria) | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Astragalion cretici Bergmeier 2002 | Xeric oromediterranean calcareous tragacanthic vegetation of central and eastern Crete | Astracanthion creticae Zaffran 1990 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Echinospartion horridi Rivas-Mart. et al. 1991 | Supra-orotemperate submediterranean calcareous low scrub of aragonian region of Pyrenees | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Armerion nebrodensis S. Brullo 1984 | Meso-oromediterranean silicicolous pulvinate scrub and related grasslands of Madonie and Nebrodi (Sicilia) | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Anthyllidion hermanniae Klein 1972 | Cyrno-Sardean oromediterranean cushion-tragacantic scrub on exposed and windy crests | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.7 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F6.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F5.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.7 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.7 | Hedgehog-heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.7 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.7 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.7 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.7 | same |
