Balearic holm-oak forests

English name: Balearic holm-oak forests

Description (English)

Humid Quercus ilex formations, often well developed, of the higher mountains of northern Mallorca, in which the thermo-Mediterranean elements of the Quercus rotundifolia formations of lower altitude have given way to more hygrophilous elements such as Viburnum tinus, Viola alba ssp. dehnhardtii, Monotropa hypopitys, Neottia nidus-avis, Cephalanthera spp.; they are rich in endemics, among which Cyclamen balearicum, Smilax aspera var. balearica, Rhamnus ludovici-salvatoris, Paeonia cambessedesii.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G2.1214
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G2)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Cyclamen balearicum
Flowering Plants Monotropa hypopitys
Flowering Plants Neottia nidus-avis
Flowering Plants Paeonia cambessedesii
Flowering Plants Quercus ilex
Flowering Plants Quercus rotundifolia
Flowering Plants Rhamnus ludovici-salvatoris
Flowering Plants Viburnum tinus
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Cyclamen balearicum Flowering Plants
Monotropa hypopitys Flowering Plants
Neottia nidus-avis Flowering Plants
Paeonia cambessedesii Flowering Plants
Quercus ilex Flowering Plants
Quercus rotundifolia Flowering Plants
Rhamnus ludovici-salvatoris Flowering Plants
Viburnum tinus Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 45.314 Balearic holm-oak forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G2.1214 Balearic holm-oak forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G2.1214 Balearic holm-oak forests same
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