Tethyan sea-cliff communities
Description (English)
Vegetated cliffs and rocky shores of the Mediterranean, of the Black Sea and of the subtropical eastern Atlantic with endemic Limonium spp. and e.g. Silene sedoides, Frankenia hirsuta, Frankenia pulverulenta, Crithmum maritimum, Lotus cytisoides of the Crithmo-Staticetea and the species of the Saginetea: Anthemis rigida, Bellium minutum, Catapodium marinum, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, Parapholis incurva, Phleum crypsoides, Phleum exaratum, Plantago weldenii, Psilurus incurvus, Sagina maritima, Sedum litoreum, Valantia muralis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N324 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Anthemis rigida
Flowering Plants
Bellium minutum
Flowering Plants
Catapodium marinum
Flowering Plants
Crithmum maritimum
Flowering Plants
Frankenia hirsuta
Flowering Plants
Frankenia pulverulenta
Flowering Plants
Lotus cytisoides
Flowering Plants
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Flowering Plants
Parapholis incurva
Flowering Plants
Phleum crypsoides
Flowering Plants
Phleum exaratum
Flowering Plants
Psilurus incurvus
Flowering Plants
Sagina maritima
Flowering Plants
Sedum litoreum
Flowering Plants
Silene sedoides
Flowering Plants
Valantia muralis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anthemis rigida | Flowering Plants | |
| Bellium minutum | Flowering Plants | |
| Catapodium marinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Crithmum maritimum | Flowering Plants | |
| Frankenia hirsuta | Flowering Plants | |
| Frankenia pulverulenta | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus cytisoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum | Flowering Plants | |
| Parapholis incurva | Flowering Plants | |
| Phleum crypsoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Phleum exaratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Psilurus incurvus | Flowering Plants | |
| Sagina maritima | Flowering Plants | |
| Sedum litoreum | Flowering Plants | |
| Silene sedoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Valantia muralis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B3.33 | Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B3.33 | Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B3.33 | Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B3.33 | Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B3.33 | Mediterraneo-Pontic sea-cliff communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B3.4 | Mediterraneo-Pontic sea-cliff communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B7.3 | Mediterraneo-Pontic sea-cliff communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 18.22 | Mediterraneo-Pontic sea-cliff communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 18.22 | Mediterraneo-Pontic sea-cliff communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 18.22 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 18.22 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 18.22 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 18.22 | same |
