Ibero-Atlantic Erica - Ulex - Cistus heaths
English name:
Ibero-Atlantic Erica - Ulex - Cistus heaths
Description (English)
Aquitanian heaths with rock-roses. Iberian heaths with numerous species of heathers (notably Erica umbellata, Erica aragonensis) and brooms, rock-roses and often Daboecia. When the rock-roses and other Mediterranean shrubs become dominant they should be classified as maquis or garrigues (units F5 or F6).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F4.24 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F4.2) |
| 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 | European dry heaths | 4030 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Erica umbellata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Erica umbellata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica-Ulex-Cistus heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica - Ulex - Cistus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica - Ulex - Cistus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica - Ulex - Cistus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica - Ulex - Cistus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica-Ulex-Cistus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica-Ulex-Cistus heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica-Ulex-Cistus heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.24 | Ibero-Atlantic Erica-Ulex-Cistus heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.24 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.24 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.24 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.24 | same |
