EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > F - Heathland, scrub and tundra > F5 - Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes > F5.5 - Thermo-Mediterranean scrub > F5.54 - Chamaerops humilis brush

Chamaerops humilis brush

English name: Palmetto brush

Description (English)

Chamaerops humilis-dominated formations; other thermo-Mediterranean scrub or garrigues rich in the physiognomically important palmetto can be identified by a combination of this code and that of the other appropriate subdivision of unit F5.5. Palmetto brushes are best represented in the coastal areas of southwestern, southern and eastern Iberia, the Balearics, Sicily and its satellite islands and Mediterranean North Africa, with more sporadic occurrences in the Guadalquivir basin, Sardinia, and the Tyrrhenian coasts and islands of peninsular Italy. They are apparently extinct in the wild in the Maltese Islands.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code F5.54
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

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	Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub	5330	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Chamaerops humilis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Chamaerops humilis		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	32.24	Palmetto brush	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.3.	Sclerophyllous vegetation	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F5.54	Chamaerops humilis brush	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F5.54	Chamaerops humilis brush	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	F5.54	Chamaerops humilis brush	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	F5.54	Chamaerops humilis brush	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	F2.24	Chamaerops humilis brush	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	F2.24	Palmetto brush	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	32.24	Palmetto brush	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	32.24	Palmetto brush	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	32.24		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	32.24		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	32.24		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	32.24		same

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