[Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths

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Common name:

Habitat code:

F5.59

Description:

Highly distinctive formations, dominated by the endemic gorse [Stauracanthus boivinii], limited to a few locations with siliceous, oligotrophic soils and high precipitation of the thermo- and lower meso-mediterranean zone of the vicinity of the Straits of Gibraltar and the southern shores of the Sea of Alboran.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Stauracanthus boivinii (Webb) Samp.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
F5.591	Aljibe [Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths	Aljibe [Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths
F5.592	Algarve [Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths	Algarve [Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths
F5.593	North African [Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths	North African [Stauracanthus boivinii] gorse-heaths