Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes
Description (English)
Fixed dunes of the western and central Mediterranean and of the thermo-Atlantic coasts of Portugal, southwestern Spain and North Africa, colonised by communities mostly composed of fruticose species, with Crucianella maritima, Artemisia crithmifolia, Armeria pungens, Armeria welwitschi, Helichrysum decumbens, Helichrysum italicum, Teucrium spp., Ephedra distachya, Pancratium maritimum and Ononis natrix ssp. ramosissima. Communities of Crucianellion maritimae and Ononidion ramosissimae.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code N161 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Ephedra distachya | Conifers | |
Armeria pungens | Flowering Plants | |
Artemisia crithmifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Crucianella maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Helichrysum decumbens | Flowering Plants | |
Helichrysum italicum | Flowering Plants | |
Ononis natrix | Flowering Plants | |
Pancratium maritimum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B1.43 | Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.43 | Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.43 | Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.43 | Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.43 | Ibero-Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.43 | Ibero-Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.223 | Ibero-Mediterranean grey dunes | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.223 | Ibero-Mediterranean grey dunes | same |