Central Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath
Description (English)
Heath of often spiny hedgehog sub-shrubs on base-rich and acidic soils in windy and sunny places in the supra- and oromediterranean belts of Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, Sicily and the southern mainland mountains of Italy. Downslope expansion below the timberline can follow clearance and grazing.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S74 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Genista desoleana
Flowering Plants
Carlina nebrodensis
Flowering Plants
Petrorhagia saxifraga
Flowering Plants
Thymus herba-barona
Flowering Plants
Phleum ambiguum
Flowering Plants
Genista salzmannii
Flowering Plants
Genista cupanii
Flowering Plants
Festuca circummediterranea
Flowering Plants
Valeriana tuberosa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genista desoleana | Flowering Plants | |
| Carlina nebrodensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Petrorhagia saxifraga | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus herba-barona | Flowering Plants | |
| Phleum ambiguum | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista salzmannii | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista cupanii | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca circummediterranea | Flowering Plants | |
| Valeriana tuberosa | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Petrorhagia saxifraga
Flowering Plants
Festuca circummediterranea
Flowering Plants
Silene italica
Flowering Plants
Jasione montana
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum nummularium
Flowering Plants
Thymus herba-barona
Flowering Plants
Phleum ambiguum
Flowering Plants
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Flowering Plants
Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina
Flowering Plants
Anthyllis vulneraria
Flowering Plants
Thymus vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Sedum amplexicaule
Flowering Plants
Anthyllis hermanniae
Flowering Plants
Thymus longicaulis
Flowering Plants
Rumex acetosella
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Petrorhagia saxifraga | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca circummediterranea | Flowering Plants | |
| Silene italica | Flowering Plants | |
| Jasione montana | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum nummularium | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus herba-barona | Flowering Plants | |
| Phleum ambiguum | Flowering Plants | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina | Flowering Plants | |
| Anthyllis vulneraria | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Sedum amplexicaule | Flowering Plants | |
| Anthyllis hermanniae | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus longicaulis | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex acetosella | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Genista salzmannii
Flowering Plants
Genista desoleana
Flowering Plants
Thymus longicaulis
Flowering Plants
Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina
Flowering Plants
Genista cupanii
Flowering Plants
Festuca circummediterranea
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genista salzmannii | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista desoleana | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus longicaulis | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista cupanii | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca circummediterranea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | F7.4b | Central Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F6.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F5.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.7 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.7 | Hedgehog-heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.7 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.7 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.7 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.7 | same |
