Southern Italian holm-oak forests

Description (English)

Mostly upper meso-Mediterranean Quercus ilex-dominated formations of Calabria and Sicily with Viola alba ssp. dehnhardtii, Teucrium siculum, Carex distachya, Cyclamen repandum, Pyrus amygdaliformis, Ruscus aculeatus, Cytisus villosus, Asparagus acutifolius, Rubia peregrina, Asplenium onopteris, Luzula forsteri, Lonicera etrusca, Smilax aspera, Rosa sempervirens and, in some facies, Chamaerops humilis, Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea media, Arbutus unedo; like the preceding formations, they are usually degraded to arborescent matorral or coppice, but fine stands survive locally, particularly in Sicily, Puglia (e.g. Bosco delle Pianelle) and Calabria (e.g. Boschi di Badolato).

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code T2121A

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Quercus ilex
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Quercus ilex Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) G2.121A Southern Italian holm-oak forests same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G2.121A Southern Italian holm-oak forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G2.121A Southern Italian holm-oak forests same
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