Pyrenean hedgehog-heath Scots pine woods

English name: Pyrenean hedgehog-heath Scots pine woods

Description (English)

Woods or prewoods of sunny slopes (adrets) in the montane level of calcareous ranges of the southern flank of the central Pyrenees, with usually low and contorted Pinus sylvestris accompanied by a hedgehog-heath (cf. unit F7.4) of Echinospartum horridum, Buxus sempervirens, Juniperus hemisphaerica.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.4A1

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus sylvestris
Flowering Plants Buxus sempervirens
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Pinus sylvestris Conifers
Buxus sempervirens Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.5A1 Pyrenean hedgehog-heath Scots pine woods source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.4A1 Pyrenean hedgehog-heath Scots pine woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.4A1 Pyrenean hedgehog-heath Scots pine woods same
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