Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs
Description (English)
Nitrophilous scrubby formations typically of dry soils and arid climates, often greyish-white and semidesert-like, sometimes including taller, denser scrub. They are most frequent in the eastern Iberian peninsula, where characteristic shrubs include Peganum harmala, Artemisia herba-alba, Lycium intricatum, Capparis ovata and the Chenopodiaceae Salsola vermiculata, Salsola genistoides, Salsola verticillata, Suaeda pruinosa, Atriplex halimus, Atriplex glauca, Camphorosma monspeliaca, Anabasis articulata and Haloxylon articulatum. In the eastern Mediterranean species like Artemisia arborescens, Piptatherum miliaceum, Smyrnium apifolium, Atriplex halimus, Ruta chelepensis and Anagyris foetida are typical.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F6.82 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F6.8) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea) | 1430 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Anabasis articulata
Flowering Plants
Anagyris foetida
Flowering Plants
Artemisia arborescens
Flowering Plants
Artemisia herba-alba
Flowering Plants
Atriplex glauca
Flowering Plants
Atriplex halimus
Flowering Plants
Camphorosma monspeliaca
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Capparis ovata
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Lycium intricatum
Flowering Plants
Piptatherum miliaceum
Flowering Plants
Salsola genistoides
Flowering Plants
Salsola vermiculata
Flowering Plants
Salsola verticillata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anabasis articulata | Flowering Plants | |
| Anagyris foetida | Flowering Plants | |
| Artemisia arborescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Artemisia herba-alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex glauca | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex halimus | Flowering Plants | |
| Camphorosma monspeliaca | Flowering Plants | |
| Capparis ovata | Flowering Plants | |
| Lycium intricatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Piptatherum miliaceum | Flowering Plants | |
| Salsola genistoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Salsola vermiculata | Flowering Plants | |
| Salsola verticillata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.72 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.82 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.82 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F6.82 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F6.82 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F5.42 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B4.42 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.72 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.72 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.72 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.72 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.72 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.17 | same |
