[Buxus sempervirens] thickets

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Box thickets

Habitat code:

F3.12

Description:

[Buxus sempervirens]-dominated variants of units F3.11 or F3.24 with for example [Juniperus oxycedrus] or [Pteridium aquilinum].

References:

ILE SAS, 2005 Christensen S. N., 2000 Hartvig P., 1987 Nakos G., 1984

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Xanthoria parietina (L. ) Th. Fr., 1858
Pteridium aquilinum (Linnaeus, 1753) Kuhn, 1879	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juniperus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Buxus sempervirens Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Saxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Physcia tenella (Scop.) DC., 1805

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion pp)	5110

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010027	GR1340001	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON
A00010022	GR1250001	OROS OLYMPOS
A00010206	GR1330001	OROS VOURINOS (MESIANO NERO)
A00010208	GR1310003	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PINDOU (VALIA KALDA) (EURITERI PERIOCHI)
GR1420006	GR1420006	KARLA - MAVROVOUNI - KEFALOVRYSO VELESTINOU