Madeiran cloud heaths
Description (English)
Sometimes fairly tall, 2-3 metre high, Erica arborea, Myrica faya, Erica scoparia, Laurus azorica, Clethra arborea and Pteridium aquilinum heaths of the cloud zone of Madeira.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S432 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Pteridium aquilinum
Flowering Plants
Clethra arborea
Flowering Plants
Erica arborea
Flowering Plants
Erica scoparia
Flowering Plants
Laurus azorica
Flowering Plants
Myrica faya
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Pteridium aquilinum | Ferns | |
| Clethra arborea | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica arborea | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica scoparia | Flowering Plants | |
| Laurus azorica | Flowering Plants | |
| Myrica faya | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.32 | Madeiran cloud heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.32 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.32 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.32 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.32 | same |
