Western garrigues
Common name:
Western garrigues
Habitat code:
F6.1
Description:
Shrubby formations, often low, on mostly calcareous soils of the meso-mediterranean zone of the Iberian peninsula, France, Italy and the large western Mediterranean islands, notably the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Malta. Included here are those formations that reach their optimal development within the meso-mediterranean zone although they often enter the thermo- or supra-mediterranean levels.
References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Centaurea attica megarensis (Halàcsy & Hayek) Dostàl, 1806 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Omphalodes littoralis Lehm. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Jonopsidium savianum (Caruel) Ball ex Arcang. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Helianthemum caput-felis Boiss. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Narcissus calcicola Mendon‡a | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Leucojum nicaeense Ardoino | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, 1967 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Ruscus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1753 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Fritillaria conica Boiss., 1846 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Fritillaria obliqua Ker Gawl., 1805 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Cephalanthera cucullata Boiss. & Heldr., 1853 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Ophrys argolica Fleischm., 1919 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Ophrys lunulata Parl. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F6.1H | Western gorse garrigues | Western [Ulex] garrigues |
| F6.1I | Western shrubby restharrow ([Ononis fruticosa]) garrigues | Western [Ononis fruticosa] garrigues |
| F6.1J | Western [Anthyllis cytisoides] garrigues | Western [Anthyllis cytisoides] garrigues |
| F6.1K | Western burning bush ([Dictamnus]) garrigues | Western [Dictamnus] garrigues |
| F6.16 | Western lavender garrigues | Western [Lavandula] garrigues |
| F6.17 | Western garrigues dominated by sage and other labiates | Western [Teucrium] and other labiate garrigues |
| F6.18 | Western genista garrigues | Western [Genista] garrigues |
| F6.19 | Western calicotome garrigues | Western [Calicotome] garrigues |
| F6.1A | Western composite garrigues | Western composite garrigues |
| F6.1B | Western erica garrigues | Western [Erica] garrigues |
| F6.1C | Western globularia garrigues | Western [Globularia] garrigues |
| F6.1D | Western rock-rose and fumana garrigues | Western [Helianthemum] and [Fumana] garrigues |
| F6.1E | [Lithodora fruticosa] garrigues | [Lithodora fruticosa] garrigues |
| F6.1F | Western thymelaea garrigues | Western [Thymelaea] garrigues |
| F6.1G | Western shrubby hare's ear ([Bupleurum]) garrigues | Western [Bupleurum] garrigues |
| F6.11 | Western kermes oak garrigues | Western [Quercus coccifera] garrigues |
| F6.12 | Western rosemary garrigues | Western [Rosmarinus officinalis] garrigues |
| F6.13 | Western cistus garrigues | Western [Cistus] garrigues |
| F6.14 | Western spurge garrigues | Western [Euphorbia] garrigues |
| F6.15 | Western prostrate juniper ([Juniperus oxycedrus]) garrigues | Western [Juniperus oxycedrus] garrigues |