Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana
English name:
Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana
Description (English)
Rare, relict formations on coastal sands and gravels of Egina, Attica, Euboea, Skyros, Samos, Lesbos, Khios, Kos, Lemnos, Samothrace, Crete, the Sea of Marmara, the Dardanelles, western Anatolia, dominated by the large, silvery hemispherical cushions of Centaurea spinosa ssp. spinosa, sometimes accompanied by Sarcopoterium spinosum or Euphorbia acanthoclada.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F7.312 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F7) |
| 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 | Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas | 5420 | 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
Sarcopoterium spinosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Sarcopoterium spinosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 33.32 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phryganas | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F7.312 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F7.312 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F7.312 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F7.312 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F6.312 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phrygana | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F5.312 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phryganas | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 33.32 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phryganas | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 33.32 | Maritime Centaurea spinosa phryganas | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 33.32 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 33.32 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 33.32 | same |
