Mediterranean riparian scrub
Description (English)
Usually open scrub dominated by species of Tamarix spp., Nerium oleander, Vitex agnus-castus and similar shrubs and small trees on seasonally dry or irregularly flooded riverbeds and along streamsides through the thermo- and mesomediterranean belts.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S93 |
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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 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 |
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Vitex agnus-castus | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix parviflora | Flowering Plants | |
Nerium oleander | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix canariensis | Flowering Plants |
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 |
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Nerium oleander | Flowering Plants | |
Vitex agnus-castus | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus ulmifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants | |
Dittrichia viscosa | Flowering Plants | |
Pistacia lentiscus | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix parviflora | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix canariensis | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus acutus | Flowering Plants | |
Smilax aspera | Flowering Plants | |
Galium aparine | Flowering Plants | |
Scirpoides holoschoenus | Flowering Plants | |
Piptatherum miliaceum | Flowering Plants | |
Hordeum murinum | 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 |
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Nerium oleander | Flowering Plants | |
Vitex agnus-castus | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix parviflora | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix canariensis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F9.3 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same |
European Red List of Habitats | F9.3 | Mediterranean riparian scrub | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.3 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.3 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F9.3 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F9.3 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.39 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.2 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.8 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.8 | Southern riparian galleries and thickets | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 44.8 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 44.8 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 44.8 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 44.8 | same |