Garrigue
Evergreen sclerophyllous or lauriphyllous shrub vegetation, with an open canopy structure and some bare ground, usually with many winter annuals and vernal geophytes. Low shrubs of [Cistus], [Lavandula] and [Rosmarinus] are usually present, and there may be some larger shrubs and scattered trees. Garrigue is found mostly in the Mediterranean, Macaronesian and Pontic regions, where it typically derives from degradation or regrowth of broad-leaved evergreen forests (G2), but it extends into deciduous forest areas in the supra-Mediterranean zone and sub-Mediterranean zones and into steppe areas in Anatolia. Include scrubby land with mainly herbaceous vegetation and a large component of unpalatable non-vernal monocots ([Asphodelus], [Urginea]) and thistles, provided that scrub cover exceeds 10%.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F6.5 | Macaronesian garrigues | Macaronesian garrigues |
| F6.3 | Illyrian garrigues | Illyrian garrigues |
| F6.4 | Black Sea garrigues | Black Sea garrigues |
| F6.1 | Western garrigues | Western garrigues |
| F6.2 | Eastern garrigues | Eastern garrigues |
| F6.6 | Supra-Mediterranean garrigues | Supra-Mediterranean garrigues |
| F6.8 | Xero-halophile scrubs | Xero-halophile scrubs |
| F6.7 | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs | Mediterranean gypsum scrubs |