Western Tethyan sea-cliff communities
Description (English)
Aerohaline communities of the cliffs and rocky shores of the Mediterranean, as well as of the southwestern Iberian and northwestern African Atlantic, with Crithmum maritimum, Plantago subulata, Silene sedoides, Sedum litoreum, Limonium spp., Armeria spp., Euphorbia spp., Daucus spp., Asteriscus maritimus. Mediterranean sea-cliffs harbour numerous endemics of of extremely local occurrence, in particular, of genus Limonium, which comprises at least 43 and probably closer to 120-150 Mediterranean cliff species species, many of them restricted to a few stations, and several threatened, such as, for instance, Limonium remotispiculum of southern Italy and Limonium strictissimum of Corsica and Caprera.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N3241 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Asteriscus maritimus
Flowering Plants
Crithmum maritimum
Flowering Plants
Limonium remotispiculum
Flowering Plants
Limonium strictissimum
Flowering Plants
Plantago subulata
Flowering Plants
Sedum litoreum
Flowering Plants
Silene sedoides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Asteriscus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
| Crithmum maritimum | Flowering Plants | |
| Limonium remotispiculum | Flowering Plants | |
| Limonium strictissimum | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago subulata | Flowering Plants | |
| Sedum litoreum | Flowering Plants | |
| Silene sedoides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B3.331 | Western Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B3.331 | Western Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B3.331 | Western Tethyan sea-cliff communities | same |
