[Sarcopoterium] bathas

Common name:
Thorny burnet ([Sarcopoterium]) bathas
Habitat code:
F7.342
Description:

Thorny cushion formations of the Levant and southern Anatolia dominated by [Sarcopoterium spinosum] on calcareous substrates, including terra rossa, rendzina or sand, typically on hills near the coast; there is often a significant participation of annuals.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Sarcopoterium spinosum (Linnaeus, 1753) Spach, 1846 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising