Spartium junceum fields
English name:
Spanish-broom (Spartium junceum) fields
Description (English)
Thickets and scrub of Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, widespread in mediterranean and sub-mediterranean areas of western Europe.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F5.4 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleo-Ceratonion siliquae Br.-Bl. ex Guinochet et Drouineau 1944 | Thermomediterranean maquis and matorral on calcareous substrates along seabords of Mediterranean | Euphorbion dendroidis Papastergiadou et al. 1997; Myrtion communis Allier et Lacoste 1980; Oleo-Ceratonion Br.-Bl. 1936 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Cytision sessilifolii Biondi in Biondi et al. 1989 | Submediterranean thermophilous broom scrub of submontane and montane belts of Central and Southern Apennines | Cytision sessilifolii Biondi in Biondi et al. 1988 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Spartium junceum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Spartium junceum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.A | Spanish-broom fields | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.4 | Spartium junceum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.4 | Spartium junceum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.4 | Spartium junceum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.4 | Spartium junceum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.42 | Spartium junceum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.A | Spanish-broom Spartium junceum fields | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.A | Spanish-broom fields | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.A | Spanish-broom fields | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.A | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.A | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.A | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.A | same |
