EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > S - Heathland, scrub and tundra > S4 - Temperate shrub heathland > S43 - Macaronesian heath > S431 - Canary Island heaths > S4311 - Canary Island Erica scoparia heaths

Canary Island Erica scoparia heaths

Description (English)

Humid low heaths of high elevations of Tenerife (Anaga) and La Gomera (Incherada), with Erica scoparia ssp. platycodon.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code S4311

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Erica scoparia
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Erica scoparia Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) F4.311 Canary Island Erica scoparia heaths same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F4.311 Canary Island Erica scoparia heaths same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F4.311 Canarian Erica scoparia heaths same
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