White-flowered broom fields
Description (English)
Formations rich in white-flowered Cytisus multiflorus of the western Meseta, the (mostly western) Cordillera Central, the sierras of southern Galicia and Leon and the western Cantabrian mountains, in which Cytisus multiflorus is either the only tall broom or is an important component of broom fields also containing yellow-flowered Genista florida ssp. polygaliphylla, Genista florida ssp. florida, Genista cinerea ssp. cinerascens, Cytisus scoparius and others.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S3341 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cytisus multiflorus
Flowering Plants
Cytisus scoparius
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cytisus multiflorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Cytisus scoparius | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.251 | White-flowered broom fields | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.251 | White-flowered broom fields | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.251 | White-flowered broom fields | same |
