Ponto-Thracian sub-Mediterranean scrub
Common name:
Ponto-Thracian sub-Mediterranean scrub
Habitat code:
F3.2473
Description:
Thickets and scrubs of the western Ponto-Sarmatic steppe and wooded steppe zone and of the Thracian steppe zone, composed of a mixture of species of continental and Mediterranean affinities, including [Crataegus monogyna], [Paliurus spina-christi], [Jasminum fruticans], [Carpinus orientalis], [Cotinus coggygria], [Asparagus verticillatus], [Achillea clypeolata], [Asphodeline lutea], [Salvia ringens], [Genista sessilifolia].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Cotinus coggygria Scop., 1772 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Achillea clypeolata Sibth. & Sm., 1813 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carpinus orientalis Miller, 1768 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Genista sessilifolia DC. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Salvia ringens Sibthorp & Smith, 1806 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Jasminum fruticans Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Paliurus spina-christi Miller, 1768 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Crataegus monogyna Jacq., 1775 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Asparagus verticillatus L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |