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Eurasian continental sclerophyllous woodland

General Information Species Legal instrument Next sub-divisions Natura
Common name:
Eurasian continental sclerophyllous woodland
Habitat code:
G2.2
Description:

Lauriphyllous and mixed lauriphyllous-xerophyllous evergreen forests of the Warm-Temperate Humid zones of the Eurasian continent and continental shelf islands and of humid enclaves within the Mediterranean zones. Lauriphyllous forests of the oceanic Macaronesian archipelagoes are listed separately under G2.3.

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
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
Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument Habitat type legal name Habitat type legal code
Bern Convention 1996 TEMPERATE BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN FORESTS 45
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
G2.22 Ponto-Hyrcanian sclerophyllous forests Ponto-Hyrcanian sclerophyllous forests
G2.21 Mediterraneo-Atlantic laurel - oak woodland Mediterraneo-Atlantic [Laurus] - [Quercus] woodland
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00040064 GR4110003 LESVOS: DYTIKI CHERSONISOS - APOLITHOMENO DASOS
36064 36064 Vedat de caça d'Enclar