Basophilous southwestern encinares

Description (English)

Quercus rotundifolia formations of thermo-Mediterranean calcareous slopes of the Quadalquivir basin and the coastal foothills of Baetic and arid southeastern ranges, with Olea europaea var. sylvestris, Chamaerops humilis, Pistacia lentiscus, Smilax aspera, Asparagus albus, Rhamnus oleoides, Quercus coccifera, Clematis cirrhosa, Aristolochia baetica, Bupleurum gibraltarium and, locally, Maytenus senegalensis or Buxus balearica. They have almost disappeared in forest form except in a few ranges of the arid Iberian Southeast.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code T212441

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) G2.12441 Basophilous southwestern encinares same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G2.12441 Basophilous southwestern encinares same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G2.12441 Basophilous southwestern encinares same
European Environment Agency (EEA)
Kongens Nytorv 6
1050 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 3336 7100