Pyreneo-Cantabrian cushion-heaths
Description (English)
Cushion-heaths dominated by Genista hispanica ssp. occidentalis or Genista hystrix ssp. legionensis, often with Erica vagans, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. crassifolia or Lithodora diffusa, characteristic of the Pyreneen-Cantabrian system, where they may occur from the collinar to the subalpine level.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S73451 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Erica vagans | Flowering Plants | |
Genista hispanica | Flowering Plants | |
Genista hystrix | Flowering Plants | |
Lithodora diffusa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F7.4451 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian cushion-heaths | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F7.4451 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian cushion-heaths | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F7.4451 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian cushion-heaths | same |