Western Mediterranean high maquis

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

F5.211

Description:

Tall shrubby formations of the meso- and thermo-Mediterranean zones of the Iberian peninsula, France, Italy, the large western Mediterranean islands and Mediterranean North Africa with [Erica arborea], [Arbutus unedo], [Quercus ilex], [Phillyrea angustifolia], [Phillyrea media], [Viburnum tinus], [Rhamnus alaternus], [Juniperus oxycedrus], [Fraxinus ornus].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Juniperus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Viburnum tinus L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Erica arborea Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Arbutus unedo Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Quercus ilex Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Phillyrea angustifolia L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Phillyrea latifolia Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Fraxinus ornus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rhamnus alaternus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00060020	GR1430004	ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO VOREION SPORADON - ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS
A00040044	GR2420005	TELETHRIO - LICHADA - GIALTRA
A00060045	GR3000005	SOUNIO - NISIDA PATROKLOU
A00010069	GR4330005	OROS IDI
A00010073	GR4310006	DIKTI: OMALOS VIANNOU (SYMI - OMALOS)
A00050036	GR4340004	ELOS - TOPOLIA - SASALOS - AGIOS DIKAIOS
GR2440006	GR2440006	OROS KALLIDROMO