Coastal [Helichrysum] garrigues
Common name:
Coastal curry plant ([Helichrysum]) garrigues
Habitat code:
F5.517
Description:
Low formations of [Helichrysum] ([Helichrysum italicum ssp. microphyllum], [Helichrysum italicum ssp. italicum]) with spurges ([Euphorbia] spp.), [Pistacia lentiscus], [Camphorosma monspeliaca], [Artemisia densiflora] or [Thymelaea passerina], [Thymelaea hirsuta], [Thymelaea tartonraira] of the immediate vicinity of sea cliffs, forming the transition between cliff vegetations or clifftop phryganas and thermo-Mediterranean brushes; they are particularly characteristic of the large Mediterranean islands.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Helichrysum italicum italicum (Roth) Don, 1830 | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Helichrysum italicum microphyllum (Willd.) Nyman, 1879 | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Camphorosma monspeliaca Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Euphorbia pithyusa L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Thymelaea tartonraira (Linnaeus, 1753) All., 1785 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Thymelaea passerina (Linnaeus, 1753) Cosson & Germ., 1816 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Thymelaea hirsuta (Linnaeus, 1753) Endl., 1847 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| EC Fauna, Flora, Habitats Directive | Low formations of Euphorbia close to cliffs | 5320 |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F5.5171 | Iberian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | Iberian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |
| F5.5172 | Tyrrhenian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | Tyrrhenian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |
| F5.5173 | Hellenic thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | Hellenic thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |
| F5.5174 | Anatolian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | Anatolian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |
| F5.5175 | Cyprian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | Cyprian thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |
| F5.5176 | Levantine thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | Levantine thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |
| F5.5177 | North African thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush | North African thermo-Mediterranean kermes oak brush |