Mediterranean gypsum scrub
Description (English)
Open chamaephyte scrub with a lichen crust and rainy-spring annual herb flora, on gypsum-rich substrates in areas with a dry to semi-arid mediterranean climate in the Iberian Peninsula. The extreme climatic and edaphic conditions maintain the habitat as naturally stable, but it can bear some light grazing.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S65 |
|---|---|
| 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
Constant species
Dominant species
Flowering Plants
Ononis tridentata
Flowering Plants
Herniaria fruticosa
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum squamatum
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum syriacum
Flowering Plants
Gypsophila struthium
Flowering Plants
Plantago albicans
Flowering Plants
Reseda stricta
Flowering Plants
Lepidium subulatum
Flowering Plants
Atractylis humilis
Flowering Plants
Thymus vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Lygeum spartum
Flowering Plants
Helichrysum stoechas
Flowering Plants
Launaea fragilis
Flowering Plants
Rosmarinus officinalis
Flowering Plants
Fumana ericoides
Flowering Plants
Coris monspeliensis
Flowering Plants
Genista scorpius
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ononis tridentata | Flowering Plants | |
| Herniaria fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum squamatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum syriacum | Flowering Plants | |
| Gypsophila struthium | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago albicans | Flowering Plants | |
| Reseda stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Lepidium subulatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Atractylis humilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Lygeum spartum | Flowering Plants | |
| Helichrysum stoechas | Flowering Plants | |
| Launaea fragilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Fumana ericoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Coris monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista scorpius | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Thymus vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum syriacum
Flowering Plants
Herniaria fruticosa
Flowering Plants
Ononis tridentata
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum squamatum
Flowering Plants
Brachypodium retusum
Flowering Plants
Helichrysum stoechas
Flowering Plants
Plantago albicans
Flowering Plants
Rosmarinus officinalis
Flowering Plants
Koeleria vallesiana
Flowering Plants
Teucrium polium
Flowering Plants
Genista scorpius
Flowering Plants
Sedum sediforme
Flowering Plants
Gypsophila struthium
Flowering Plants
Atractylis humilis
Flowering Plants
Lygeum spartum
Flowering Plants
Coris monspeliensis
Flowering Plants
Fumana ericoides
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thymus vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum syriacum | Flowering Plants | |
| Herniaria fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Ononis tridentata | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum squamatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Brachypodium retusum | Flowering Plants | |
| Helichrysum stoechas | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago albicans | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Koeleria vallesiana | Flowering Plants | |
| Teucrium polium | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista scorpius | Flowering Plants | |
| Sedum sediforme | Flowering Plants | |
| Gypsophila struthium | Flowering Plants | |
| Atractylis humilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Lygeum spartum | Flowering Plants | |
| Coris monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Fumana ericoides | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Ononis tridentata
Flowering Plants
Rosmarinus officinalis
Flowering Plants
Gypsophila struthium
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ononis tridentata | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Gypsophila struthium | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same |
| European Red List of Habitats | F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrub | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F5.5 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B4.5 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.9 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.9 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.9 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.9 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.9 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.19 | same |
