Hellenic mainland tragacanth hedgehog-heaths

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

F7.4913

Description:

[Astragalus creticus rumelicus] and/or [Astragalus parnassi parnassi] heaths of high mountains of the mainland of Greece.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Hanlidou E. & S. Kokkini, 1997 Quezel P., 1964

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792
Astragalus parnassi parnassi Boissier, 1849	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789)
Vipera ursinii (Bonaparte, 1835)
Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882)
Sylvia rueppelli Temminck, 1823

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EC Fauna, Flora, Habitats Directive	Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse	4090

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00060025	GR2410002	ETHNIKOS DRIMOS PARNASSOU
A00040025-26	GR2130001	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS VIKOU-AOOU
A00030038	GR2320008	OROS ERYMANTHOS
GR2450002	GR2450002	OROS GIONA