Castilian encinares
Description (English)
More northern, upper meso-Mediterranean and lower supra-Mediterranean Quercus rotundifolia formations, poorer in Mediterranean species, of the western plateaux of Old Castile and adjacent southern Leon and Galicia; Genista hystrix is a physiognomically striking element. Also essentially eliminated as forest formations, these woodlands constitute, together with the preceding unit, the basis for the western Iberian dehesa, one of the most characteristic landscapes of the peninsula and an importand habitat of larger fauna.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T212422 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Genista hystrix
Flowering Plants
Quercus rotundifolia
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Genista hystrix | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus rotundifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G2.12422 | Castilian encinares | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G2.12422 | Castilian encinares | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G2.12422 | Castilian encinares | same |
