Mediterranean gorse-heaths
Description (English)
Western Mediterranean formations, for the most part limited to the lower meso-mediterranean and thermo-mediterranean zones of the western Iberian peninsula, with outposts in western Morocco, dominated by gorse (Ulex spp., Stauracanthus spp.) of thermo-Mediterranean affinities, or by the spiny, globular broom Genista hirsuta, accompanied by a cortège of plants characteristic of the meso- and thermo-mediterranean cistus maquis (F5.23), thermo-mediterranean scrub (F5.51) or, occasionally, meso-mediterranean garrigues (F6.1). Other thermo-mediterranean gorse formations will be found among the more specialised extreme southern Iberian endemic communities listed under F5.55, F5.58, F5.59, F5.5A-F5.5C.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F5.57 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Genista hirsuta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.27 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.27 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.27 | same |