Hedgehog-heaths
Common name:
Hedgehog-heaths
Habitat code:
F7.4
Description:
Primary cushion heaths of the high, dry mountains of the Mediterranean region and Anatolia, with low, cushion-forming, often spiny shrubs, in particular of genera [Acantholimon], [Astragalus], [Bupleurum], [Ptilotrichum], [Genista], [Anthyllis], and various composites and labiates; secondary, zoogenic cushion heaths of the same regions, either downslope extensions of the high-altitude formations, and dominated by the same species, or specifically montane or steppic, often [Genista]-dominated in the Mediterranean region. Excluded are cushion-heaths of thermo-Mediterranean lowlands (F7.1, F7.2 and F7.3).
References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Echium gentianoides Webb & Coincy | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Odontites holliana (Lowe) Benth. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Artemisia genipi Weber | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Crepis crocifolia Boiss. & Heldr. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Lamyropsis microcephala (Moris) Dittrich & Greuter | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Santolina elegans Boiss. ex DC. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Lithodora nitida (Ern) R.Fern. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Gentiana lutea Linnaeus, 1753 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Origanum dictamnus L. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Nepeta sphaciotica P.H.Davis | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Globularia stygia Orph. ex Boiss., 1859 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Paeonia cambessedesii (Willk.) Willk., 1880 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Zelkova abelicea (Lam., 1785) Boiss., 1879 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Viola delphinantha Boiss. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Viola cazorlensis Gand. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Crocus etruscus Parl. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Fritillaria drenovskii Degen & Stoj. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Dörfl.) Rix, 1845 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Cypripedium calceolus Linnaeus, 1753 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Bassia saxicola (Guss.) A.J.Scott | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| EU Habitats Directive Annex I | Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse | 4090 |
| Bern Convention 1996 | Hedgehog-heaths | 31.7 |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F7.4F | Canary Island cushion-heaths | Canary Island cushion-heaths |
| F7.4G | Cyprian hedgehog-heaths | Cyprian hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4H | Mediterraneo-Anatolian hedgehog-heaths | Mediterraneo-Anatolian hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4I | Western central Eurasian hedgehog-heaths | Western central Eurasian hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.48 | Helleno-Balkanic sylvatic milk-vetch ([Astragalus]) hedgehog-heaths | Helleno-Balkanic sylvatic [Astragalus] hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.49 | Hellenic oro-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths | Hellenic oro-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4A | Hellenic alti-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths | Hellenic alti-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4B | Cretan hedgehog-heaths | Cretan hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4C | Aegean summital hedgehog-heaths | Aegean summital hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4D | Southern Hellenic [Genista acanthoclada] hedgehog-heaths | Southern Hellenic [Genista acanthoclada] hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.4E | [Astragalus sempervirens] hedgehog-heaths | [Astragalus sempervirens] hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.41 | Pyrenean hedgehog-heaths | Pyrenean hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.42 | Cordilleran hedgehog-heaths | Cordilleran hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.43 | Nevadan hedgehog-heaths | Nevadan hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.44 | Franco-Iberian hedgehog-heaths | Franco-Iberian hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.45 | Cyrno-Sardinian hedgehog-heaths | Cyrno-Sardinian hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.46 | Mount Etna hedgehog-heaths | Mount Etna hedgehog-heaths |
| F7.47 | Madonie and Apennine hedgehog-heaths | Madonie and Apennine hedgehog-heaths |
| EUNIS Site Code | Source | Greek Natura 2000 code | Site name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200056009 | 200056009 | ETIER DE PENERF | |
| 200016007 | 200016007 | VALLEE DE LA CHARREAU | |
| 200056001 | 200056001 | FORET DE QUENECAN | |
| 200023010 | 200023010 | VALLEE DE LA GIOUNE | |
| 20002B011 | 20002B011 | CIRQUES ET LACS GLACIAIRES DU MONTE ROTONDO | |
| 200083012 | 200083012 | GRAND CANYON DU VERDON, PLAN DE CANJUERS, FORET D'AIGUINES | |
| 200022014 | 200022014 | LANDES DE LA POTERIE | |
| 200013010 | 200013010 | MASSIF DES CALANQUES | |
| 200083003 | 200083003 | MASSIF DE LA SAINTE-BAUME |