Arborescent matorral with Laurus nobilis
Description (English)
Humid arborescent matorral with tall laurel (Laurus nobilis). The syntaxa of the Spanish types are: Quercetea ilicis, Querco-Oleion sylvestris: Viburno tini-Fraxinetum orni lauretosum nobilis (southern mountains of Valencia); Quercion ilicis:Lauro-Quercetum ilicis facies of Laurus nobilis (from the Asturias to the Basque Country).
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 5230) |
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Habitat type | Priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 109 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
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Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
Ceratonia siliqua | Flowering Plants | |
Fraxinus ornus | Flowering Plants | |
Laurus nobilis | Flowering Plants | |
Olea europaea var. sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
Viburnum tinus | Flowering Plants |