Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Western Mediterranean purple willow scrub

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Western Mediterranean purple willow scrub
Habitat code:
F9.122
Description:

Willow scrub dominated by [Salix purpurea ssp. lambertiana] and [Salix elaeagnos ssp. angustifolia] of water courses of southern France, Italy and Mediterranean eastern Spain south to the Rio Segura basin; [Salix purpurea] and [Salix triandra] scrubs lining watercourses of mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean northwest Africa, the first extending south to the Anti-Atlas and Saharan Atlas, the second limited to eastern and middle northern Algeria.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Salix triandra Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Salix purpurea Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Salix purpurea ssp. lambertiana (Sm.) A.Neumann ex Rech.f. Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Salix elaeagnos ssp. angustifolia (Cariot) Rech.f. Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
C22300160 C22300160 ÉVORA
B00010178 B00010178 ELS PORTS DE MORELLA
B00000095 B00000095 MONTE DE EL PARDO
B00000267 B00000267 AIGÃœESTORTES
B00010157 B00010157 MACIZO DE GUARA
B00000063 B00000063 AIGUAMOLLS DE L'EMPORDA