Thermo-Mediterranean heath-garrigues
Description (English)
Formations dominated by the thermophile, often calciphile, heathers Erica multiflora and Erica manipuliflora, best developed in the thermo-Mediterranean zones of southern and eastern Spain, the Balearics, Sardinia, Sicily, Pantelleria, southern Italy, southern Greece and the Aegean, Mediterranean Anatolia, Cyprus and coastal Mediterranean North Africa. Western meso-mediterranean formations are listed under unit S61B, eastern meso-Mediterranean formations under unit S63C.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S51J2 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Erica manipuliflora
Flowering Plants
Erica multiflora
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Erica manipuliflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica multiflora | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.512 | Thermo-Mediterranean heath-garrigues | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.512 | Thermo-Mediterranean heath-garrigues | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.512 | Thermo-Mediterranean heath-garrigues | same |
