Habitat Annex I Directive hierarchical view > COASTAL AND HALOPHYTIC HABITATS > Salt and gypsum inland steppes > Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)

Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)

Description (English)

Garrigues occupying gypsum-rich soils of the Iberian peninsula, usually very open and floristically characterised by the presence of numerous gypsophilous species, among which Gypsophila struthium, Gypsophila hispanica, Centaurea hyssopifolia, Teucrium libanitis, Ononis tridentata, Lepidium subulatum, Herniaria fruticosa, Reseda stricta, Helianthemum squamatum. They are often rich in thymes (Thymus), germanders (Teucrium), rockroses (Helianthemum), composites (Centaurea, Jurinea, Santolina, Frankenia). Characteristic syntaxa are Lepidion subulati, Gypsophilion hispanicae and Thymo-Teucrion verticillati.

Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)

Quick facts

EU Habitats Directive	Annex I habitat type (code 1520)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Mediterranean - Unfavourable-Inadequate
Habitat type	Priority
Natura 2000 sites	150 are designated for this habitat type

Distribution

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Conservation status

EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2007-2012 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Favourable: A habitat is in a situation where it is prospering and with good prospects to do so in the future as well

Unfavourable-Inadequate: A habitat is in a situation where a change in management or policy is required to return the habitat to favourable status but there is no danger of disappearance in the foreseeable future

Unfavourable-Bad: A habitat is in serious danger of disappearing (at least regionally)

Unknown: The information available for the habitat type is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status

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Full table details

Conservation status (2007-2012) of habitats (Habitats Directive, Article 17) by EU Member State:

country	region	conclusion
Cyprus	Mediterranean	Favourable
Spain	Mediterranean	Unfavourable-Inadequate

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Centaurea hyssopifolia

Flowering Plants Gypsophila hispanica

Flowering Plants Gypsophila struthium

Flowering Plants Helianthemum squamatum

Flowering Plants Herniaria fruticosa

Flowering Plants Lepidium subulatum

Flowering Plants Ononis tridentata

Flowering Plants Reseda stricta

Flowering Plants Teucrium libanitis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Centaurea hyssopifolia		Flowering Plants
Gypsophila hispanica		Flowering Plants
Gypsophila struthium		Flowering Plants
Helianthemum squamatum		Flowering Plants
Herniaria fruticosa		Flowering Plants
Lepidium subulatum		Flowering Plants
Ononis tridentata		Flowering Plants
Reseda stricta		Flowering Plants
Teucrium libanitis		Flowering Plants

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY6000006	Cyprus	ETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO RIZOELIAS	Map
ES0000022	Spain	Aigüestortes	Map
ES0000035	Spain	Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas	Map
ES0000046	Spain	Cabo de Gata-Níjar	Map
ES0000047	Spain	Desierto de Tabernas	Map
ES0000063	Spain	Sierra de Alcarama y Valle del Alhama	Map
ES0000064	Spain	Peñas de Iregua, Leza y Jubera	Map
ES0000065	Spain	Peñas de Arnedillo. Peñalmonte y Peña Isasa	Map
ES0000136	Spain	Estepas de Belchite - El Planerón - La Lomaza	Map
ES0000159	Spain	ZEPA hoces del Cabriel, Guadazaón y ojos de Moya	Map
ES0000163	Spain	Sierra de Altomira	Map
ES0000164	Spain	Sierra de Ayllón	Map
ES0000170	Spain	Área esteparia de La Mancha norte	Map
ES0000173	Spain	Sierra Espuña	Map
ES0000174	Spain	Sierra de la Pila	Map
ES0000180	Spain	Estepas de Monegrillo y Pina	Map
ES0000181	Spain	La Retuerta y Saladas de Sástago	Map
ES0000182	Spain	Valcuerna, Serreta Negra y Liberola	Map
ES0000195	Spain	Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada	Map
ES0000212	Spain	Sierra de Martés-Muela de Cortes	Map
ES0000257	Spain	Sierras de Ricote y la Navela	Map
ES0000262	Spain	Sierras del Gigante-Pericay, Lomas del Buitre-Río Luchena y Sierra de la Torrecilla	Map
ES0000265	Spain	Sierra del Molino, Embalse del Quipar y Llanos del Cagitán	Map
ES0000269	Spain	Monte El Valle y Sierras de Altaona y Escalona	Map
ES0000293	Spain	Montes de Zuera, Castejón de Valdejasa y El Castellar	Map
ES0000295	Spain	Sierra de Alcubierre	Map
ES0000298	Spain	Matarraña - Aiguabarreix	Map
ES0000299	Spain	Desfiladeros del Río Jalón	Map
ES0000300	Spain	Río Huerva y Las Planas	Map
ES0000303	Spain	Desfiladeros del Río Martín	Map
ES0000388	Spain	Sierra de Alcaraz y Segura y cañones del Segura y del Mundo	Map
ES0000389	Spain	Rentos de Orchova y vertientes del Turia	Map
ES0000449	Spain	Alto Turia y Sierra del Negrete	Map
ES0000453	Spain	Muntanyes de la Marina	Map
ES0000457	Spain	Sierra de Salinas (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000458	Spain	Maigmó i Serres de la Foia de Castalla (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000460	Spain	Riu Montnegre	Map
ES0000461	Spain	Serres del Sud d'Alacant	Map
ES0000466	Spain	Penyagolosa (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000472	Spain	Hoces del Cabriel (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000476	Spain	Valls del Sió-Llobregós	Map
ES0000477	Spain	Bellmunt-Almenara	Map
ES0000488	Spain	ZEPA Sierra de Ayllón	Map
ES0000539	Spain	Montes de Alfajarín y Saso de Osera	Map
ES2200031	Spain	Yesos de la Ribera Estellesa	Map
ES2200033	Spain	Laguna del Juncal	Map
ES2200035	Spain	Tramos Bajos del Aragón y del Arga	Map
ES2200037	Spain	Bardenas Reales	Map
ES2200041	Spain	Balsa del Pulguer	Map
ES2200042	Spain	Peñadil, Montecillo y Monterrey	Map
ES2410030	Spain	Serreta Negra	Map
ES2410069	Spain	Sierra de Esdolomada y Morrones de Güel	Map
ES2410074	Spain	Yesos de Barbastro	Map
ES2410076	Spain	Sierras de Alcubierre y Sigena	Map
ES2410084	Spain	Liberola-Serreta Negra	Map
ES2420092	Spain	Barranco de Valdemesón - Azaila	Map
ES2420093	Spain	Salada de Azaila	Map
ES2420099	Spain	Sierra de Vizcuerno	Map
ES2420112	Spain	Las Planetas-Claverías	Map
ES2420113	Spain	Parque Cultural del Río Martín	Map
ES2420114	Spain	Saladas de Alcañiz	Map
ES2420121	Spain	Yesos de Barrachina y Cutanda	Map
ES2420122	Spain	Sabinar de El Villarejo	Map
ES2420129	Spain	Sierra de Javalambre II	Map
ES2420131	Spain	Los Yesares y Laguna de Tortajada	Map
ES2420132	Spain	Altos de Marimezquita, Los Pinarejos y Muela de Cascante	Map
ES2420133	Spain	Loma de Centellas	Map
ES2430032	Spain	El Planerón	Map
ES2430033	Spain	Efesa de La Villa	Map
ES2430078	Spain	Montes de Zuera	Map
ES2430080	Spain	El Castellar	Map
ES2430082	Spain	Monegros	Map
ES2430083	Spain	Montes de Alfajarín - Saso de Osera	Map
ES2430086	Spain	Monte Alto y Siete Cabezos	Map
ES2430090	Spain	Dehesa de Rueda - Montolar	Map
ES2430091	Spain	Planas y Estepas de La Margen derecha del Ebro	Map
ES2430096	Spain	Río Guadalope, Val de Fabara y Val de Pilas	Map
ES2430097	Spain	Río Matarranya	Map
ES2430100	Spain	Hoces del Jalón	Map
ES2430101	Spain	Muelas del Jiloca: El Campo y La Torreta	Map
ES2430106	Spain	Los Romerales - Cerropozuelo	Map
ES2430153	Spain	La Lomaza de Belchite	Map
ES3110006	Spain	Vegas, cuestas y páramos del sureste de Madrid	Map
ES4140053	Spain	Montes del Cerrato	Map
ES4140129	Spain	Montes Torozos y Páramos de Torquemada-Astudillo	Map
ES4170055	Spain	Cigudosa-San Felices	Map
ES4170120	Spain	Páramo de Layna	Map
ES4180130	Spain	El Carrascal	Map
ES4210008	Spain	Sierra de Alcaraz y Segura y cañones del Segura y del Mundo	Map
ES4210011	Spain	Saladares de Cordovilla y Agramón y laguna de Alboraj	Map
ES4230001	Spain	Rentos de Orchova y vertientes del Turia	Map
ES4230002	Spain	Sierras de Talayuelas y Aliaguilla	Map
ES4230012	Spain	Estepas yesosas de La Alcarria conquense	Map
ES4230013	Spain	Hoces del Cabriel, Guadazaón y ojos de Moya	Map
ES4230014	Spain	Serranía de Cuenca	Map
ES4240009	Spain	Valle del río Cañamares	Map
ES4240018	Spain	Sierra de Altomira	Map
ES4240019	Spain	Laderas yesosas de Tendilla	Map
ES4250008	Spain	Estepas salinas de Toledo	Map
ES4250009	Spain	Yesares del valle del Tajo	Map
ES5110022	Spain	Capçaleres del Foix	Map
ES5110023	Spain	Riera de Clariana	Map
ES5130003	Spain	Alt Pallars	Map
ES5130014	Spain	Aiguabarreig Segre-Noguera Pallaresa	Map
ES5130015	Spain	Serres del Montsec, Sant Mamet i Mitjana	Map
ES5130016	Spain	Valls del Sió-Llobregós	Map
ES5130021	Spain	Secans de la Noguera	Map
ES5130025	Spain	Bellmunt-Almenara	Map
ES5130026	Spain	Serra de Prada-Castellàs	Map
ES5130032	Spain	Vessants de la Noguera Ribagorçana	Map
ES5140003	Spain	Ribera de l'Algars	Map
ES5140009	Spain	Tivissa-Vandellòs-Llaberia	Map
ES5140017	Spain	Serra de Montsant-Pas de l'Ase	Map
ES5212007	Spain	Salero y Cabecicos de Villena	Map
ES5212008	Spain	Maigmó i Serres de la Foia de Castalla	Map
ES5212009	Spain	Algepsars de Finestrat	Map
ES5213019	Spain	Aitana, Serrella i Puigcampana	Map
ES5213022	Spain	Serra de Crevillent	Map
ES5213039	Spain	Sierra de Salinas	Map
ES5223004	Spain	Penyagolosa	Map
ES5223005	Spain	Alt Palància	Map
ES5232006	Spain	Alto Túria	Map
ES5233010	Spain	Hoces del Cabriel	Map
ES5233011	Spain	Sierras de Martés y el Ave	Map
ES5233012	Spain	Valle de Ayora y Sierra del Boquerón	Map
ES5233040	Spain	Muela de Cortes y el Caroche	Map
ES6110002	Spain	Karst en Yesos de Sorbas	Map
ES6110004	Spain	Sierra del Oso	Map
ES6110005	Spain	Sierra de Cabrera-Bédar	Map
ES6110006	Spain	Ramblas de Gérgal, Tabernas y Sur de Sierra Alhamilla	Map
ES6110007	Spain	La Serrata de Cabo de Gata	Map
ES6110011	Spain	Sierra del Alto de Almagro	Map
ES6110012	Spain	Sierras Almagrera, de Los Pinos y El Aguilón	Map
ES6140010	Spain	Sierra de Baza Norte	Map
ES6200002	Spain	Carrascoy y El Valle	Map
ES6200003	Spain	Sierra de La Pila	Map
ES6200004	Spain	Sierras y Vega Alta del Segura y Ríos Alhárabe y Moratalla	Map
ES6200005	Spain	Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada	Map
ES6200009	Spain	Sierra de El Carche	Map
ES6200019	Spain	Sierra del Gavilán	Map
ES6200020	Spain	Casa Alta-Salinas	Map
ES6200023	Spain	Sierra de la Tercia	Map
ES6200026	Spain	Sierra de Ricote-La Navela	Map
ES6200027	Spain	Sierra de Abanilla	Map
ES6200034	Spain	Lomas del Buitre y Río Luchena	Map
ES6200042	Spain	Yesos de Ulea	Map
ES6200043	Spain	Río Quípar	Map
ES6200045	Spain	Río Mula y Pliego	Map
ES6200046	Spain	Sierra de En medio	Map
ES6200047	Spain	Sierra de la Torrecilla	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	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 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Relation to habitat classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200711	F6.71	Central Iberian gypsum scrubs	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200711	F6.72	Ebro gypsum scrubs	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200711	F6.7	Mediterranean gypsum scrubs	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200711	F6.73	Southeastern Iberian gypsum scrubs	wider

Other resources

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Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary

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