Pyrenean hedgehog-heaths

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

F7.41

Description:

[Echinospartum horridum] formations of dry slopes of the supra-Mediterranean zone of the southern Pyrenees; accompanying the dense, spiny cushions are [Juniperus hemisphaerica], [Buxus sempervirens], [Ononis fruticosa], [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. crassifolia] and [Pinus sylvestris].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. crassifolia (Br.-Bl.) L. Villar	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juniperus communis hemisphaerica (Presl, 1822) Nyman, 1881	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Buxus sempervirens Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ononis fruticosa L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Echinospartum horridum (Vahl) Rothm.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Code in legal instrument
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

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
B00000081		B00000081	MACIZO DE COTIELLA, SIERRA FERRERA Y PEÃ‘A DE CHIA