EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > S - Heathland, scrub and tundra > S7 - Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation) > S75 - Eastern Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath

Eastern Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath

Description (English)

Heath of often spiny hedgehog sub-shrubs on mostly base-rich soils in dry mountains of the supra- and oromediterranean belts of the eastern Mediterranean. Downslope expansion below the timberline can follow clearance and grazing.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code S75
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse	4090	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Indicator species

Diagnostic species

Constant species

Dominant species

Flowering Plants Marrubium velutinum

Flowering Plants Cerastium candidissimum

Flowering Plants Prunus prostrata

Flowering Plants Daphne oleoides

Flowering Plants Carduus tmoleus

Flowering Plants Aubrieta deltoidea

Flowering Plants Cirsium hypopsilum

Flowering Plants Poa thessala

Flowering Plants Galium thymifolium

Flowering Plants Ptilostemon afer

Flowering Plants Festuca varia

Flowering Plants Galium incanum

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
Marrubium velutinum		Flowering Plants
Cerastium candidissimum		Flowering Plants
Prunus prostrata		Flowering Plants
Daphne oleoides		Flowering Plants
Carduus tmoleus		Flowering Plants
Aubrieta deltoidea		Flowering Plants
Cirsium hypopsilum		Flowering Plants
Poa thessala		Flowering Plants
Galium thymifolium		Flowering Plants
Ptilostemon afer		Flowering Plants
Festuca varia		Flowering Plants
Galium incanum		Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants Daphne oleoides

Flowering Plants Dactylis glomerata

Flowering Plants Marrubium velutinum

Flowering Plants Festuca varia

Flowering Plants Carduus tmoleus

Flowering Plants Prunus prostrata

Flowering Plants Melica ciliata

Flowering Plants Cerastium candidissimum

Flowering Plants Poa thessala

Flowering Plants Cerastium brachypetalum

Flowering Plants Poa bulbosa

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
Daphne oleoides		Flowering Plants
Dactylis glomerata		Flowering Plants
Marrubium velutinum		Flowering Plants
Festuca varia		Flowering Plants
Carduus tmoleus		Flowering Plants
Prunus prostrata		Flowering Plants
Melica ciliata		Flowering Plants
Cerastium candidissimum		Flowering Plants
Poa thessala		Flowering Plants
Cerastium brachypetalum		Flowering Plants
Poa bulbosa		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

Please note that a maximum of 20 species of each indicator category is shown.

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	F7.4c	Eastern Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
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

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