Canary Island xerophytic scrub
English name:
Canary Island xerophytic scrub
Description (English)
Xerophytic scrub of the Canary Islands. Varied types include stem succulents, leaf succulents and woody sclerophyllous shrubs.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F8.1 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicotiano glaucae-Ricinion communis Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999 | Western Mediterranean and Canarian infra-thermomediterranean arid tall-scrub neophyte-dominates vegetation | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Mayteno canariensis-Juniperion canariensis Santos et F. Galván ex Santos 1983 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 1993 | Canarian semi-arid matorral on mature oils | Mayteno canariensis-Juniperion phoeniceae Santos et F. Galván ex Santos 1983; Mayteno canariensis-Juniperion canariensis Santos et F. Galván 1980; Rhamnion crenulatae Wildpret et Barquín in Santos 1976 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Soncho acaulis-Sempervivion Sunding 1972 | Canarian infra-thermomediterranean arid chomophytic and chasmophytic succulent-rich scrub on volcanic rock substrates | Soncho acaulis-Aeonion Sunding 1972 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Aichryso laxi-Monanthion laxiflorae Santos et Reyes Betancort 2009 | Canarian chomophytic herbaceous succulent-rich vegetation of shallow skeletal soils on partly shaded rocky cliffs, walls and rubble | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Artemisio thusculae-Rumicion lunariae Rivas-Mart. et al. 1993 | Canarian infra-mesomediterranean halo-nitrophilous low scrub in regions of semi-arid to subhumid climate | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Launaeo arborescentis-Schizogynion sericeae Rivas-Mart. et al. 1993 | Canarian inframediterranean halo-nitrophilous arid scrub | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Cisto canariensis-Micromerion hyssopifoliae Pérez de Paz et al. 1990 corr. Rivas-Mart. in Rivas-Mart. 2011 | Canarian semi-arid seral tomillar and related low scrub on shallow soils | Micromerio hyssopifoliae-Cistion monspeliensis Pérez de Paz et al. 1990 nom. invers. propos.; Micromerio hyssopifoliae-Cistion monspeliensis Pérez de Paz et al. 1990 corr. Rivas-Mart. in Rivas-Mart. 2011 nom. corr. et nom. invers. propos; Cisto monspeliensis-Micromerion hyssopifoliae Pérez de Paz et al. 1990 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Greenovion aureae Rivas-Mart. et al. 1993 | Western Canarian upper thermo to supramediterranean chomophytic and chasmophytic succulent-rich scrub on volcanic rock substrates | Greenovio-Festucion agustini Santos 1983 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Chenoleion tomentosae Sunding 1972 | Infra-thermomediterranean arid low scrub on sandy soils of Canary Islands | Chenoleidion tomentosae Sunding 1972 nom. mut. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Spartocytision nubigeni Oberd. ex Esteve 1973 | Canarian high-mountain volcanic semidesert crub | Echio wildpretii-Spartocytision Voggenreiter 1975; Spartocytision supranubii Oberd. ex Esteve 1973 nom. mut. propos.; Spartocytision nubigeni Esteve 1969; Spartocytision supranubii Oberd. 1965; Spartocytision teydeanum Voggenreiter 1975 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Aeonio-Euphorbion canariensis Sunding 1972 | Macaronesian succulent tabaibal and cardonal on semi-desert lava beds | Kleinio nerifoliae-Euphorbion canariensis Oberd. 1965; Kleinio nerifolioae-Euphorbion canariensis (Rivas Goday et Esteve 1965) Santos 1977; Helianthemo canariensis-Euphorbion canariensis Sunding 1972; Euphorbion regis-jubae Rivas Goday 1960; Helianthemo-Euphorbion balsaminiferae Sunding 1972; Kleinio nerifolioae-Euphorbion canariensis (Rivas Goday et Esteve 1965) Santos 1976; Kleinio nerifolioae-Euphorbion canariense Rivas Goday et Esteve 1965 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Plantaginion webbii Martín Osorio, Wildpret et Rivas-Mart. In Martín Osorio et al. 2007 | Canarian low scrub and herb-rich vegetation of erosianal volcanic tallus substrates seral to retamal and pinar | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Violion cheiranthifoliae Voggenreiter ex Martín Osorio, Wildpret et Rivas-Mart. in Martín Osorio et al. 2007 | Canarian low scrub and herb-rich vegetation on instable volcanic pumic tallus screes near summit of Pico del Teide | Violion cheiranthifoliae Voggenreiter ex Rivas-Mart., Martín Osorio et Wildpret in Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011; Violion cheiranthifoliae Voggenreiter 1975; Violion cheiranthifoliae S. Brullo et de Marco in C. Brullo et al. 2008 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Retamion rhodorhizoidis Del Arco et al. 2009 | Western Canarian infra-thermomediterranean retamal | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Euphorbion regijsjubo-lamarckii Rivas-Mart., Wildpret, O. Rodríguez et Del Arco in Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011 | Macaronesian seral succulent tabaibal amargos y baleras permanentes o seriales de derrubios, eriales o ramblas | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F8.1 | Canary Island xerophytic scrub | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F8.1 | Canarian xerophytic habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F8.1 | Canarian xerophytic habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F8.1 | Canarian xerophytic habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F7.1 | Canarian xerophytic habitats | same |
