Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes
Description (English)
Limestone screes of high mountains of southern Albania, mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, the Aegean, with Drypis spinosa, Ranunculus brevifolius, Senecio thapsoides, Aethionema saxatile. They can contain synanthropic species like Geranium robertianum ssp. purpureum, Centranthus calcitrapa, Mercurialis annua, Theligonum cynocrambe and Thlaspi perfoliatum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code U291 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Aethionema saxatile
Flowering Plants
Drypis spinosa
Flowering Plants
Geranium robertianum
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus brevifolius
Flowering Plants
Thlaspi perfoliatum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Aethionema saxatile | Flowering Plants | |
| Drypis spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium robertianum | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus brevifolius | Flowering Plants | |
| Thlaspi perfoliatum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H2.68 | Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H2.84 | Greek limestone screes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H2.74 | Greek limestone screes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 61.41 | Greek limestone screes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 61.41 | Greek limestone screes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 61.41 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 61.41 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 61.41 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 61.41 | same |
