Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes
English name:
Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes
Description (English)
Limestone screes of high mountains of southern Albania, mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, the Aegean, with Drypis spinosa, Ranunculus brevifolius, Senecio thapsoides, Aethionema saxatile. They can contain synanthropic species like Geranium robertianum ssp. purpureum, Centranthus calcitrapa, Mercurialis annua, Theligonum cynocrambe and Thlaspi perfoliatum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H2.68 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H2.6) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
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 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Eastern Mediterranean screes | 8140 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Aethionema saxatile
Flowering Plants
Drypis spinosa
Flowering Plants
Mercurialis annua
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus brevifolius
Flowering Plants
Theligonum cynocrambe
Flowering Plants
Thlaspi perfoliatum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Aethionema saxatile | Flowering Plants | |
| Drypis spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Mercurialis annua | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus brevifolius | Flowering Plants | |
| Theligonum cynocrambe | Flowering Plants | |
| Thlaspi perfoliatum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 61.41 | Iono-Aegean limestone screes | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H2.84 | Greek limestone screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H2.74 | Greek limestone screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 61.41 | Greek limestone screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 61.41 | Greek limestone screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 61.41 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 61.41 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 61.41 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 61.41 | same |
