Mediterranean evergreen Quercus forest
Description (English)
Forest dominated by evergreen broadleaved oaks (most widely Quercus ilex) with associated sclerophyllous and laurophyllous trees and shrubs in the summer-drought climate of the Mediterranean lowlands and foothills. The tree canopy is often low and much modified, with widespread transitions to maquis/matorral and open dehesa/montado wood pasture.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T21 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
Rubia peregrina | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
Ruscus aculeatus | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus suber | Flowering Plants | |
Asparagus acutifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Smilax aspera | Flowering Plants | |
Carex distachya | Flowering Plants | |
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Ferns | |
Lonicera implexa | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Rubia peregrina | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
Asparagus acutifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Smilax aspera | Flowering Plants | |
Ruscus aculeatus | Flowering Plants | |
Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Ferns | |
Quercus pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
Erica arborea | Flowering Plants | |
Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
Brachypodium retusum | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus oxycedrus | Conifers | |
Pistacia lentiscus | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus ulmifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus coccifera | Flowering Plants | |
Lonicera implexa | Flowering Plants | |
Rhamnus alaternus | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus suber | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus coccifera | Flowering Plants | |
Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
Buxus sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same |
European Red List of Habitats | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G2.1 | Mediterranean evergreen Quercus woodland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G2.1 | Mediterranean oak woodland | same |