Garrigue
Description (English)
Evergreen sclerophyllous or lauriphyllous shrub vegetation, with an open canopy structure and some bare ground, usually with many winter annuals and vernal geophytes. Low shrubs of Cistus, Lavandula, Rosmarinus and Stoechas are usually present, and there may be some larger shrubs and scattered trees. Garrigue is found mostly in the Mediterranean, Macaronesian and Pontic regions, where it typically derives from degradation or regrowth of broad-leaved evergreen forests (T2), but it extends into deciduous forest areas in the supra-Mediterranean zone and sub-Mediterranean zones and into steppe areas in Anatolia. Includes scrubby land with mainly herbaceous vegetation and a large component of unpalatable non-vernal monocots (Asphodelus, Urginea) and thistles, provided that shrub cover exceeds 10%.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S6 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6 | Garrigue | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6 | Garrigue | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6 | Garrigue | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6 | Garrigue | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6 | Garrigue | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F5 | Garrigues | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32 | Sclerophyllous scrub | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32 | Sclerophyllous scrub | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32 | wider | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32 | wider | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32 | wider | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32 | wider |
