Southern Hellenic [Genista acanthoclada] hedgehog-heaths
Common name:
Southern Hellenic [Genista acanthoclada] hedgehog-heaths
Habitat code:
F7.4D
Description:
Formations dominated by hemispherical shrubs of [Genista acanthoclada] of the middle levels (about 800-1200 m) of mountains and plateaux of the Peloponnese.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Genista acanthoclada DC., 1825 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) | |
| Sylvia rueppelli Temminck, 1823 | |
| Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833) | |
| Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) | |
| Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) | |
| Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789) | |
| Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886 | |
| Malpolon insignitus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) | |
| Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| EU Habitats Directive Annex I | Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse | 4090 |
| Bern Convention 1996 | Hedgehog-heaths | 31.7 |