Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

West Mediterranean tamarisk thickets

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
West Mediterranean tamarisk thickets
Habitat code:
F9.3131
Description:

[Tamarix gallica], [Tamarix africana] or [Tamarix canariensis] thickets of watercourse galleries, humid depressions and slightly saline coastal flats in Iberia, southern and western France, peninsular Italy, the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Maltese Islands and mediterranean North Africa. The accompanying flora comprises [Scirpus holoschoenus], [Saccharum ravennae], [Arundo donax], [Brachypodium phoenicoides], [Piptatherum miliaceum], [Asparagus acutifolius], [Equisetum ramosissimum], [Rubia peregrina], [Rubia longifolia], [Rubia angustifolia], [Dittrichia viscosa].

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf., 1799 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dittrichia viscosa (Linnaeus, 1753) Greuter, 1973 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rubia peregrina Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rubia angustifolia L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Tamarix gallica auct., non L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Tamarix africana Poir. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Tamarix canariensis Willd. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Scirpus holoschoenus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Asparagus acutifolius Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Arundo donax Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Brachypodium phoenicoides (L.) Roem. & Schult. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Saccharum ravennae (Linnaeus, 1753) Murray, 1774 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Piptatherum miliaceum (Linnaeus, 1753) Cosson, 1851 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
B00000001 B00000001 PARQUE NACIONAL DE DOÑANA
B00000002 B00000002 TABLAS DE DAIMIEL
B00000027 B00000027 VEGA ALTA DEL RIO SEGURA
B00000039 B00000039 LLANOS DE EL CAJITAN
B00000052 B00000052 CALNEGRE-LOMO DE BAS-CABO COPE
B00000189 B00000189 SIERRAS DE MIRA,TITAGUA Y HOCES DEL TURIA
B00010065 B00010065 JARAMA Y BAJO MANZANARES
B00010076 B00010076 COMPLEJO LAGUNAR DE ALCAZAR DE SAN JUAN-QUERO
B00010174 B00010174 SERRA DE MONTSANT
B00000116 B00000116 SOTOS DEL RIO EBRO ENTRE CASTEJON Y TUDELA
B00000045 B00000045 S'ALBUFERA
B00000180 B00000180 EL REGAJAL-MAR DE ONTIGOLA
B00000310 B00000310 S'ALBUFERETA
B00000506 B00000506 SIERRA MAGINA
B00010256 B00010256 ES TRENC-SALOBRAR DE CAMPOS
B00000295 B00000295 D'ADDAIA A S'ALBUFERA
B00000299 B00000299 PRAT DE LLURIAC-TIRANT
B00000312 B00000312 CAP DE SES SALINES
B00000046 B00000046 SA DRAGONERA
B00000291 B00000291 LA VALL
B00000292 B00000292 CALA ALGAYARENS-CALA DEL PILAR
B00000298 B00000298 CALA PREGONDA