Mediterranean maquis and arborescent matorral
Description (English)
Evergreen sclerophyllous or laurophyllous shrub vegetation forming a dense closed canopy, with or without low emergent trees, on a wide variety of substrates and soils through the thermo- to mesomediterranean belts. May be permanent primary vegetation on xeric sites but is usually derived by the degradation of evergreen deciduous or coniferous forest and much influenced in structure and composition by grazing and fire.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S51 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
Pistacia lentiscus | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus phoenicea | Conifers | |
Myrtus communis | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pistacia lentiscus | Flowering Plants | |
Rubia peregrina | Flowering Plants | |
Erica arborea | Flowering Plants | |
Smilax aspera | Flowering Plants | |
Asparagus acutifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus oxycedrus | Conifers | |
Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus phoenicea | Conifers | |
Brachypodium retusum | Flowering Plants | |
Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
Myrtus communis | Flowering Plants | |
Rhamnus alaternus | Flowering Plants | |
Lonicera implexa | Flowering Plants | |
Phillyrea angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus ulmifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Cistus monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylis glomerata | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Erica arborea | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus phoenicea | Conifers | |
Juniperus oxycedrus | Conifers | |
Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
Myrtus communis | Flowering Plants | |
Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.1 | Arborescent matorral | wider |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.2 | Maquis | wider |
European Red List of Habitats | F5.1 | Mediterranean maquis and arborescent matorral | same |