Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes
English name:
Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes
Description (English)
Open scrub formed by Stauracanthus genistoides ssp. genistoides, Halimium halimifolium, Halimium commutatum or Cistus libanotis (Cistus bourgaeanus), highly adapted to the extreme aridity and oligotrophy of fossil dunes and other deep, fixed sands with very low water table of coastal areas of the western Mediterranean basin and the subtropical Atlantic, particularly developed in the southwestern Iberian peninsula.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F5.5A |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cistus bourgaeanus
Flowering Plants
Cistus libanotis
Flowering Plants
Halimium commutatum
Flowering Plants
Halimium halimifolium
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cistus bourgaeanus | Flowering Plants | |
| Cistus libanotis | Flowering Plants | |
| Halimium commutatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Halimium halimifolium | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.2A | Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.5A | Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.5A | Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.5A | Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.5A | South-western Iberian xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.2A | South-western Iberian xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.2A | South-western Iberian xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.2A | South-western Iberian xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.2A | South-western Iberian xero-psammitic brushes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.2A | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.2A | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.2A | same |
