Northern Iberian heaths
Description (English)
Tall, dense heaths of the coasts, hills and lower montane areas of the Atlantic slope of Cantabria, the Asturias and Galicia, formed by Erica vagans and Ulex europaeus, with Erica cinerea, Calluna vulgaris and Daboecia cantabrica.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S4-2413 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Daboecia cantabrica
Flowering Plants
Erica cinerea
Flowering Plants
Erica vagans
Flowering Plants
Ulex europaeus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Daboecia cantabrica | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica cinerea | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica vagans | Flowering Plants | |
| Ulex europaeus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Not available
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F4.2413 | Northern Iberian heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.2413 | Northern Iberian heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.2413 | Northern Iberian heaths | same |
