Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues
Description (English)
Lentisc-dominated or lentisc-rich scrub and related formations with Olea europaea var. sylvestris, Pistacia lentiscus, Rhamnus spp. and Rhamnus lycioides subspecies, Myrtus communis, Rubia spp., Asparagus spp., Phillyrea spp., Osyris spp., Bupleurum spp., various oaks (Quercus ilex, Quercus coccifera and other species), Calicotome spp., Laurus nobilis, Helichrysum italicum and other species widespread in the whole thermo-Mediterranean zone (except the arid Iberian Southeast: unit F5.55). A few extremely distinctive habitats formed by facies of these formations, distributed throughout large portions of their range, are separated under units F5.52-F5.54. Other characteristic habitats are classified as subunits of this unit according to the dominant species.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F5.51 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Helichrysum italicum
Flowering Plants
Laurus nobilis
Flowering Plants
Myrtus communis
Flowering Plants
Olea europaea var. sylvestris
Flowering Plants
Pistacia lentiscus
Flowering Plants
Quercus coccifera
Flowering Plants
Quercus ilex
Flowering Plants
Rhamnus lycioides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Helichrysum italicum | Flowering Plants | |
| Laurus nobilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Myrtus communis | Flowering Plants | |
| Olea europaea var. sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
| Pistacia lentiscus | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus coccifera | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus ilex | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhamnus lycioides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.21 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.51 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.51 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.51 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.51 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.21 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.21 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.21 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.21 | Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.21 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.21 | same |
