Mediterraneo-Anatolian hedgehog-heaths

Common name:
Mediterraneo-Anatolian hedgehog-heaths
Habitat code:
F7.4H
Description:

Tragacanthic communities of the Taurus, the Antitaurus, the Amanus, the Aegean ranges of western Anatolia, the Lebanon mountains, Mount Hermon, the Jebel Druz and the mountains of northern Sinai, with rich communities dominated by numerous species of genera [Astragalus] and [Acantholimon], acccompanied by, among others, [Berberis cretica], [Daphne oleoides].

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Berberis cretica Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Daphne oleoides Schreber, 1766 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising