Rhododendron - Alnus galleries
Description (English)
Highly remarkable, relict thermo- and meso-Mediterranean alder galleries of deep, steep-sided valleys of the sierras of the Campo de Gibraltar and of southern Portugal, with Rhododendron ponticum ssp. baeticum, Frangula alnus ssp. baetica, Arisarum proboscideum and a rich fern community including Pteris incompleta, Diplazium caudatum, Culcita macrocarpa. They are often in contact with humid to hyper-humid Quercus canariensis forests (unit T1973) and with Salix pedicellata formations (unit S91271).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T14B2 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Culcita macrocarpa
Ferns
Diplazium caudatum
Ferns
Pteris incompleta
Flowering Plants
Arisarum proboscideum
Flowering Plants
Frangula alnus
Flowering Plants
Quercus canariensis
Flowering Plants
Rhododendron ponticum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Culcita macrocarpa | Tree fern | Ferns |
| Diplazium caudatum | Ferns | |
| Pteris incompleta | Ferns | |
| Arisarum proboscideum | Flowering Plants | |
| Frangula alnus | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus canariensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhododendron ponticum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.132 | Rhododendron - Alnus galleries | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.132 | Rhododendron - Alnus galleries | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.132 | Rhododendron - Alnus galleries | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.132 | Rhododendron - Alnus galleries | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.132 | Rhododendron - Alnus galleries | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.132 | Rhododendron-Alnus galleries | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.132 | Rhododendron-alder galleries | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.52 | Rhododendron-alder galleries | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.52 | Rhododendron-alder galleries | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 44.52 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 44.52 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 44.52 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 44.52 | same |
