Baetic Erinacea-Vella hedgehog-heaths

English name: Baetic Erinacea-Vella hedgehog-heaths

Description (English)

Hedgehog-heaths of the Baetic and sub-Baetic ranges and of the southern Iberian Range, dominated by Erinacea anthyllis and/or by Vella spinosa, Astragalus granatensis ssp. granatensis, Astragalus sempervirens ssp. nevadensis, Bupleurum spinosum, Ptilotrichum spinosum, developed in particular in the sierras de Segura, de Cazorla, de Alcaraz, Tejeda, Harana, Magina, de Baza, La Sagra, de Gador, Maria and on a few summits of the Serrania de Ronda.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code F7.4411
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F7)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Bupleurum spinosum
Flowering Plants Erinacea anthyllis
Flowering Plants Vella spinosa
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Bupleurum spinosum Flowering Plants
Erinacea anthyllis Flowering Plants
Vella spinosa Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 31.7411 Baetic Erinacea-Vella hedgehog-heaths source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F7.4411 Baetic Erinacea-Vella hedgehog-heaths same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F7.4411 Baetic Erinacea-Vella hedgehog-heaths same
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