Southeastern Iberian gypsum scrubs
Description (English)
Low, open thyme, germander and rockrose garrigues colonizing poorly developed gypsiferous soils of the arid southeast of the Iberian peninsula (Alicante and Murcia). Characteristic elements are Teucrium libanitis (Teucrium verticillatum), Teucrium polium, Teucrium pumilum, Teucrium carthaginense, Thymus longiflorus, Thymus antoninae, Helianthemum lavandulifolium (Helianthemum racemosum), Helianthemum squamatum, Gypsophila hispanica, Gypsophila struthium, Astragalus alopecuroides. Grasses (Lygeum, Stipa, Brachypodium), wormwood (Artemisia) and Chenopodiaceae may be locally prominent.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S6-43 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Gypsophila struthium
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum squamatum
Flowering Plants
Teucrium carthaginense
Flowering Plants
Teucrium libanitis
Flowering Plants
Teucrium polium
Flowering Plants
Teucrium pumilum
Flowering Plants
Thymus antoninae
Flowering Plants
Thymus longiflorus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsophila struthium | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum squamatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Teucrium carthaginense | Flowering Plants | |
| Teucrium libanitis | Flowering Plants | |
| Teucrium polium | Flowering Plants | |
| Teucrium pumilum | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus antoninae | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymus longiflorus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6.73 | Southeastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.73 | Southeastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.73 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6.73 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6.73 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F5.53 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B4.53 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.93 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.93 | South-eastern Iberian gypsum scrubs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.93 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.93 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.93 | same |
