Endemic forests with Juniperus spp
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 9560) |
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Habitat type | Priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 206 are designated for this habitat type |
Description (English)
Medium altitude forest formations dominated by Juniperus spp.
Subtypes:
Pal. 42.A2 Spanish juniper woods (Juniperon thuriferae): Forest formations dominated by Juniperus thuriferae of Spain (calcareous substrates in the supra-Mediterranean levels of the Iberian Range and neighbouring plateaux, often with Pinus sylvestris, Pinus salzmannii, Juniperus hemisphaerica and Berberis hispanica; enclaves on the periphery of and within the Sierra de Guadarrama, occurring both on rare local limestone deposits and in a few siliceous stations; dry, warm, rocky, calcareous southern slopes of the Cordillera Cantabrica, between the Rio Pisuerga and the Rio Luna, with Juniperus nana, Juniperus sabina, Berberis vulgaris ssp. cantabrica, Rhamnus alpinus, Viburnum lantana; gypsiferous soils of the Ebro basin, with Rhamnus lycioides; clay soils of the Campo de Montiel; Sierra Taibilla), southern France (Montagne de Rie); warm calcareous supra-Mediterranean slopes of the south-western Alps, in Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, between 700 and 1200 metres; warm calcareous supra-Mediterranean slopes of the Isère valley, in the western Alps, between 300 and 500 metres; valleys in the interior of Corsica -Pinnera, Rudda, Pruniccia - sometimes mixed with Pinus laricio.
Pal. 42.A3 Grecian juniper woods (Juniperetum excelsae): Forest formations dominated by Juniperus excelsa, of the Ostryo-Carpinion zone of the mountains of northern Greece (up to 900-1000m, around lake Prespa).
Pal. 42.A4 Stinking juniper woods: Forest formations dominated by Juniperus foetidissima on adrets of the upper supra-Mediterranean level in Greece.
Pal. 42.A5 Syrian juniper woods: Juniperus drupacea woods of the northern slopes of Mount Parnon, Greece.
Pal. 42.A8 Macaronesian juniper woods: Juniperus cedrus formations of the high altitudes in Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera, Gran Canaria, restricted to steep rocky slopes; Juniperus phoenicea formations of Tenerife, La Palma, Hierro, Gran Canaria, La Gomera (Maytenio-Juniperion phoeniceae p.); endemic Juniperus brevifolia formations of the Azores (Juniperion brevifoliae p.).
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
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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Juniperus brevifolia | Conifers | |
Juniperus cedrus | Conifers | |
Juniperus drupacea | Conifers | |
Juniperus excelsa | Conifers | |
Juniperus foetidissima | Conifers | |
Juniperus hemisphaerica | Conifers | |
Juniperus nana | Conifers | |
Juniperus oxycedrus | Conifers | |
Juniperus phoenicea | Conifers | |
Juniperus sabina | Conifers | |
Juniperus thurifera | Conifers | |
Pinus laricio | Conifers | |
Pinus salzmannii | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Berberis hispanica | Flowering Plants | |
Rhamnus alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
Rhamnus lycioides | Flowering Plants | |
Viburnum lantana | Flowering Plants |