Central Iberian gypsum scrubs
Description (English)
Low garrigues dotted with occasional tall bushes, developed on gypseous soils which are often covered by a crust of lichens, generally rich in Centaurea hyssopifolia and often in Gypsophila struthium, Lepidium subulatum, Thymus zygis or Jurinea pinnata. They are limited to the meseta and eastern Andalusia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S651 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Gypsophila struthium
Flowering Plants
Lepidium subulatum
Flowering Plants
Thymus zygis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsophila struthium | Flowering Plants | |
| Lepidium subulatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus zygis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6.71 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.71 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.71 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6.71 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6.71 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F5.51 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B4.51 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.91 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.91 | Central Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.91 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.91 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.91 | same |
