Sardinian holm-oak forests
Description (English)
Lower and upper meso-Mediterranean Quercus ilex forests of Sardinia with Viburnum tinus, Phillyrea angustifolia, Phillyrea latifolia, Rhamnus alaternus, Arbutus unedo, Erica arborea, Ruscus aculeatus, Crataegus monogyna, Rubia peregrina, Smilax aspera, Clematis flammula, Clematis cirrhosa, Clematis vitalba, Rosa sempervirens, Tamus communis, Rubus ulmifolius, Cyclamen repandum, Carex hallerana, Carex distachya, Luzula forsteri, Hedera helix, Lonicera implexa and Pistacia lentiscus in more thermo-Mediterranean areas. Extensive, fully developed, mature stands survive in particular in the hinterland of the Golfo di Orosei, around Mount Gennargentu, in the Barbagia, the Iglesiente, the Sarrabus, the Catena di Margine, on Monte Albo. They occupy a wide altitudinal range, grading at the upper limit into the more sub-Mediterranean formations of unit T2122.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T21217 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arbutus unedo
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Carex distachya
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Carex hallerana
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Clematis cirrhosa
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Clematis flammula
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Clematis vitalba
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Crataegus monogyna
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Cyclamen repandum
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Erica arborea
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Hedera helix
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Luzula forsteri
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Phillyrea angustifolia
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Phillyrea latifolia
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Quercus ilex
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Rhamnus alaternus
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Rosa sempervirens
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Rubia peregrina
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Rubus ulmifolius
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Ruscus aculeatus
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Smilax aspera
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Tamus communis
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Viburnum tinus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex distachya | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex hallerana | Flowering Plants | |
| Clematis cirrhosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Clematis flammula | Flowering Plants | |
| Clematis vitalba | Flowering Plants | |
| Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
| Cyclamen repandum | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica arborea | Flowering Plants | |
| Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula forsteri | Flowering Plants | |
| Phillyrea angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhamnus alaternus | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosa sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubia peregrina | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus ulmifolius | Flowering Plants | |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Smilax aspera | Flowering Plants | |
| Tamus communis | Flowering Plants | |
| Viburnum tinus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G2.1217 | Sardinian holm-oak forests | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G2.1217 | Sardinian holm-oak forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G2.1217 | Sardinian holm-oak forests | same |
