Western basiphilous garrigue
Description (English)
Sub-shrub vegetation dominated by nanophanerophytes and chamaephytes on thin, base-rich soils through the western thermo- to mesomediterranean belts. Its species composition is very diverse in response to differences in local climate and soils. On rocky slopes, it can be permanent vegetation but is often derived from forest clearance and is much affected by grazing and fire.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S61 |
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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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Genista scorpius | Flowering Plants | |
Thymus vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Coris monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Lavandula latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
Bupleurum fruticescens | Flowering Plants | |
Argyrolobium zanonii | Flowering Plants | |
Staehelina dubia | Flowering Plants | |
Helianthemum marifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Erica multiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Lithodora fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
Atractylis humilis | Flowering Plants | |
Fumana thymifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Coronilla minima | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria vallesiana | 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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Thymus vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Brachypodium retusum | Flowering Plants | |
Genista scorpius | Flowering Plants | |
Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria vallesiana | Flowering Plants | |
Dorycnium pentaphyllum | Flowering Plants | |
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium polium | Flowering Plants | |
Lavandula latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Pinus halepensis | Conifers | |
Coronilla minima | Flowering Plants | |
Coris monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Helichrysum stoechas | Flowering Plants | |
Argyrolobium zanonii | Flowering Plants | |
Linum suffruticosum | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus oxycedrus | Conifers | |
Fumana thymifolia | 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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Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
Thymus vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Erica multiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Genista hispanica | Flowering Plants | |
Brachypodium retusum | Flowering Plants | |
Genista scorpius | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6.1 | Western garrigues | overlap |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6.6 (part) | Supra-Mediterranean garrigues | overlap |
European Red List of Habitats | F6.6 | Supramediterranean garrigue | wider |
European Red List of Habitats | F6.1a | Western basiphilous garrigue | wider |