Illyrian garrigues
English name:
Illyrian garrigues
Description (English)
Shrubby formations, often low, of the meso- and occasionally supra-Mediterranean zones of the Adriatic lowlands of the Balkan peninsula from Istria to southern Albania. Included here are all sclerophyllous formations, regardless of substrate, except high maquis (F5.2) with Erica arborea and Arbutus spp.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F6.3 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisto eriocephali-Ericion multiflorae Biondi 2000 | Thermo- and mesomediterranean calciphilous garrigue of coastal regions of central and southern Apenninian Peninsula | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Cisto cretici-Ericion manipuliflorae Horvatic 1958 | Thermomediterranean calciphilous garrigue of Dalmatian and Istrian coastal regions | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Erica arborea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Erica arborea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.B | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.3 | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.3 | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6.3 | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6.3 | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.B | South-eastern Central European garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.B | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.B | Illyrian garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.B | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.B | same |
