EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > F - Heathland, scrub and tundra > F5 - Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes > F5.1 - Arborescent matorral > F5.17 - Arid zone matorral > F5.171 - Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral

Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral

English name: Iberian arid zone jujube (Ziziphus) matorral

Description (English)

Pre-desert brush of Periploca laevigata, Lycium intricatum, Asparagus stipularis, Asparagus albus, Withania frutescens with tall Ziziphus lotus, confined to the arid Iberian Southeast; similar formations with lower Ziziphus lotus bushes are listed in unit F5.551.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code F5.171
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

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	Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus	5220	Same	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Asparagus albus

Flowering Plants Asparagus stipularis

Flowering Plants Lycium intricatum

Flowering Plants Periploca laevigata

Flowering Plants Withania frutescens

Flowering Plants Ziziphus lotus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Asparagus albus		Flowering Plants
Asparagus stipularis		Flowering Plants
Lycium intricatum		Flowering Plants
Periploca laevigata		Flowering Plants
Withania frutescens		Flowering Plants
Ziziphus lotus		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	32.171	Iberian arid zone matorral	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.3.	Sclerophyllous vegetation	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F5.171	Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F5.171	Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	F5.171	Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	F5.171	Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	F2.171	Iberian arid zone Ziziphus matorral	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	32.171	Iberian arid zone matorral	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	32.171	Iberian arid zone matorral	same

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