Valencian [Quercus rotundifolia] woodland

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

G2.1245

Description:

Thermo-Mediterranean, basophilous forests and woodland of [Quercus rotundifolia] characteristic of the southeastern maritime faÃ§ade of the Iberian peninsula in Valencia and Levante, rich in shrubs and lianas, with [Rubia peregrina ssp. longifolia], [Osyris quadripartita], [Chamaerops humilis], [Phillyrea angustifolia], [Clematis flammula]. Well-preserved examples survived until recently in, among others, the Sierra del Ave y Cortes de Pallas, in the Pobla Tornesa, in Millares, in Montduver. This community now appears extinct in its full forest form.

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Rubia peregrina ssp. longifolia (Poiret) O. BolÃ²s	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Phillyrea angustifolia L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Clematis flammula Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Chamaerops humilis L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Quercus ilex ssp. rotundifolia (Lam.) Tab. Morais, 1940	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
B00010178	B00010178	ELS PORTS DE MORELLA
B00000028	B00000028	SIERRA DEL CARRASCOY
B00000161	B00000161	SIERRA DEL ESPADAN