[Echinospartum boissieri] hedgehog-heaths

General Information Species Next sub-divisions Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

F7.443

Description:

Mostly supra-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths colonizing superficial, eroded soils and windswept stations of calcareous Baetic and sub-Baetic ranges, comprising many cushion plants and generally physiognomically dominated by the large hemispherical shrubs of [Echinospartum boissieri].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Echinospartum boissieri (Spach) Rothm.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
F7.4431	Alcaraz [Echinospartum] hedgehog-heaths	Alcaraz [Echinospartum] hedgehog-heaths
F7.4432	Gador [Echinospartum] hedgehog-heaths	Gador [Echinospartum] hedgehog-heaths
F7.4433	Baetic [Echinospartum] hedgehog-heaths	Baetic [Echinospartum] hedgehog-heaths

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
B00000228		B00000228	SIERRA DE HUETOR