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[Lygeum spartum] steppes

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Common name:
Esparto ([Lygeum spartum]) steppes
Habitat code:
E1.42
Description:

[Lygeum spartum]-dominated formations of North Africa, the Ebro basin, the arid Iberian Southeast, the Guadalquivir basin (Spain), Sardinia, Sicily, the Maltese Islands, southern Italy and Crete.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Lygeum spartum Linnaeus, 1754 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
E1.421 Iberian esparto steppes Iberian esparto steppes
E1.422 Central Mediterranean esparto steppes Central Mediterranean esparto steppes
E1.423 Cretan esparto steppes Cretan esparto steppes