Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Cyrno-Sardinian hedgehog-heaths

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura
Common name:
Cyrno-Sardinian hedgehog-heaths
Habitat code:
F7.45
Description:

Expanses of small, compact bushes with [Astragalus sirinicus ssp. genargenteus], [Rosa serafinii], [Anthyllis hermanniae], [Thymus herba-barona], [Cerastium boissieri], [Genista salzmannii], [Genista corsica], [Berberis aetnensis], [Prunus prostrata] and [Daphne oleoides], of Sardinian and Corsican mountains.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Berberis aetnensis C.Presl Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Genista salzmannii DC. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Anthyllis hermanniae Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Astragalus sirinicus ssp. genargenteus (Moris) Arcang. Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Genista corsica (Loisel.) DC. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Thymus herba-barona Loisel. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rosa serafinii Viv. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Prunus prostrata Labill., 1791 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Daphne oleoides Schreber, 1766 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cerastium boissierianum Greuter & Burdet 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
20002B005 20002B005 CRETES ASYLVATIQUES DU CAP CORSE
20002B010 20002B010 SOMMET DU MONT D'ORO ET DE LA PUNTA MIGLIARELLO
20002B019 20002B019 MASSIF DU MONTE CINTO
20002A002 20002A002 FORETS CLAIRES ET MAQUIS PREFORESTIERS DU HAUT RIZZANESE
20002A005 20002A005 MAQUIS PREFORESTIER DU TARAVO MOYEN
20002A006 20002A006 HETRAIE-SAPINIERE DE PUNTENIELLA
20002A014 20002A014 SAPINIERE DE LA MONTAGNE DE CAGNA
20002A018 20002A018 FORET DE PIN DE LIBBIO-GIARDINE
20002B008 20002B008 FORETS D'ALTITUDE DU HAUT TARAVO
20002B011 20002B011 CIRQUES ET LACS GLACIAIRES DU MONTE ROTONDO
20002B012 20002B012 GORGES ET FORET DE LA RESTONICA
20002B015 20002B015 MASSIF DES AIGUILLES DO POPOLASCA
20002B016 20002B016 CRETES ET HAUTS VERSANTS ASYLVATIQUES DU MONTE RENOSO
20002B018 20002B018 FORET DE VIZZAVONA
20002B022 20002B022 RAVINS SILICEUX DE POLISCHELLO