Low Cistus maquis
Description (English)
Western Mediterranean formations of small or medium Cistus spp., most characteristic of the siliceous soils of the meso-Mediterranean zone, but also widely occurring in the thermo-Mediterranean zone and in the siliceous supra-Mediterranean zone. Formations dominated by different Cistus species are included as subunits, with the exception of: formations of mostly calciphile Cistus species (e.g. Cistus albidus, Cistus clusii) and of indifferent species accompanied by strongly calciphile floras are classified as unit F6.1 (of EUNIS 2012 now overlapping with S61 and S62); formations of entirely thermo-Mediterranean species (e.g. Cistus bourgaeanus, Cistus palhinhae, Cistus heterophyllus) and of widespread species associated with co-dominant thermo-Mediterranean species are classified as unit F5.5 (of EUNIS 2012 now wider than S54).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S51E |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cistus heterophyllus
Flowering Plants
Cistus palhinhae
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cistus heterophyllus | Flowering Plants | |
| Cistus palhinhae | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.24 | Low Cistus maquis | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.24 | Low Cistus maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.24 | Low Cistus maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.24 | Low Cistus maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.24 | Low Cistus maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.2G | Low Cistus maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.34 | Low cistus maquis | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.34 | Low cistus maquis | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.34 | Low cistus maquis | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.34 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.34 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.34 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.34 | same |
