Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues
Lentisc-dominated or lentisc-rich brushes and related formations with [Olea europaea var. sylvestris], [Pistacia lentiscus], [Rhamnus] spp. and [Rhamnus lycioides] subspecies, [Myrtus communis], [Rubia] spp., [Asparagus] spp., [Phillyrea] spp., [Osyris] spp., [Bupleurum] spp., various oaks ([Quercus ilex], [Quercus coccifera] and other species), [Calicotome] spp., [Laurus nobilis], [Helichrysum italicum] and other species widespread in the whole thermo-Mediterranean zone (except the arid Iberian Southeast: unit F5.55). A few extremely distinctive habitats formed by facies of these formations, distributed throughout large portions of their range, are separated under units F5.52-F5.54. Other characteristic habitats are classified as subunits of this unit according to the dominant species.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Helichrysum italicum (Roth) Don, 1830 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Quercus ilex Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Quercus coccifera Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Laurus nobilis Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Myrtus communis Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Olea europaea var. sylvestris Brot., 1804 | Variety mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Rhamnus lycioides L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F5.51G | Tall spiny broom brush | Tall spiny broom brush |
| F5.51H | Corema brush | Corema brush |
| F5.51I | Thermo-Mediterranean juniper brushes | Thermo-Mediterranean juniper brushes |
| F5.51J | Thermo-Mediterranean wormwood brushes | Thermo-Mediterranean wormwood brushes |
| F5.51K | Thermo-Mediterranean Jupiters beard brushes | Thermo-Mediterranean Jupiters beard brushes |
| F5.51L | Coastal dwarf leguminous garrigues | Coastal dwarf leguminous garrigues |
| F5.51A | [Phillyrea] thickets | [Phillyrea] thickets |
| F5.51B | Buckthorn-asparagus brushes | Buckthorn-asparagus brushes |
| F5.51C | [Osyris] brushes | [Osyris] brushes |
| F5.51D | Storax thickets | Storax thickets |
| F5.51E | [Buxus balearica] box thickets | [Buxus balearica] box thickets |
| F5.51F | Dwarf oak scrub | Dwarf oak scrub |
| F5.518 | Myrtle thickets | Myrtle thickets |
| F5.519 | Thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brushes | Thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brushes |
| F5.511 | Oleo-lentisc brush | Oleo-lentisc brush |
| F5.512 | Thermo-Mediterranean heath-garrigues | Thermo-Mediterranean heath-garrigues |
| F5.513 | Thorny burnet brush | Thorny burnet brush |
| F5.514 | Lentisc brush | Lentisc brush |
| F5.515 | [Calicotome] brush | [Calicotome] brush |
| F5.516 | Laurel thickets | [Laurus] thickets |
| F5.517 | Coastal curry plant ([Helichrysum]) garrigues | Coastal [Helichrysum] garrigues |