Peri-Nevadan dwarf cushion-heaths

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Common name:

Habitat code:

F7.442

Description:

Oro-Mediterranean, and sometimes supra-Mediterranean, formations of dwarf white-tomentose, cushion-forming suffrutescents of the high sub-Baetic and Baetic ranges; characteristic are [Andryala agardhii], [Convolvulus boissieri], [Hippocrepis squamata ssp. eriocarpa], [Pterocephalus spathulatus] and [Thymus granatensis].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Andryala agardhii Haens. ex DC.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Convolvulus boissieri Steud.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Pterocephalus spathulatus (Lag.) Coult.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Hippocrepis squamata ssp. eriocarpa (Boiss.) Nyman	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Thymus granatensis Boiss.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

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EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
F7.4423	Magina dwarf cushion-heaths	Magina dwarf cushion-heaths
F7.4424	Maria-Maimon dwarf cushion-heaths	Maria-Maimon dwarf cushion-heaths
F7.4421	Cazorla dwarf cushion-heaths	Cazorla dwarf cushion-heaths
F7.4422	Baza-Tejeda-Ronda dwarf cushion-heaths	Baza-Tejeda-Ronda dwarf cushion-heaths