Cyprian phrygana
Common name:
Cyprian phrygana
Habitat code:
F7.341
Description:
Cushion-forming thermo-mediterranean summer-deciduous, often thorny, sclerophyllous formations of Cyprus, mostly characteristic of the central plains, of semisteppic batha appearance, outpost of the continental formations of units 33.C2 to 33.C5, and like them of Irano-Turanian affinities, formed by [Sarcopoterium spinosum], [Thymus capitatus] ([Coridothymus capitatus]), [Lithodora hispidula] ([Lithospermum hispidulum]), [Onosma fruticosum], [Galium suberosum].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Lithodora hispidula (Sibth. & Sm.) Griseb., 1846 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Thymus capitatus (Linnaeus, 1753) Hoffsgg. & Link, 1809 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sarcopoterium spinosum (Linnaeus, 1753) Spach, 1846 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Galium suberosum Sibth. & Sm. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |