Eastern Mediterranean limestone screes

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Common name:

Habitat code:

H2.68

Description:

Limestone screes of high mountains of southern Albania, mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, the Aegean, with [Drypis spinosa], [Ranunculus brevifolius], [Senecio thapsoides], [Aethionema saxatile]. They can contain synanthropic species like [Geranium robertianum], [Mercurialis annua], [Theligonum cynocrambe] and [Thlaspi perfoliatum].

References:

Van Swaay C.A.M. & M.S. Warren, 1999 ILE SAS, 2005 Strid A. & K. Tan, 1991 Hanlidou E. & S. Kokkini, 1997

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Centaurea litochorea Georgiadis & Phitos, 1978
Scolitantides orion (Pallas, 1771)
Geranium robertianum Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Senecio thapsoides DC., 1838	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Aethionema saxatile (Linnaeus, 1753) R. Br., 1812	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Thlaspi perfoliatum Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Drypis spinosa Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Mercurialis annua Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ranunculus brevifolius Ten., 1811-15	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Theligonum cynocrambe Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Erebia cassioides (Reiner & Hochenwarth, 1792)
Sesleria coerulans Friv., 1836
Festuca varia Haenke, 1789
Daphne oleoides Schreber, 1766
Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758
Alectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804)

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree	8130

Mount Dirfys screes

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010054	GR2420002	OROS DIRFYS: DASOS STENIS - DELFI
A00010091	GR1150005	KORYFES OROUS PANGAIO
A00040025-26	GR2130001	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS VIKOU-AOOU
A00010038	GR2110002	ATHAMANIKA ORI (TZOUMERKA)
A00010223	GR2550006	OROS ΤAYGETOS
A00030037	GR2320002	OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS
A00040050	GR2530001	KORYFES OROUS KYLLINI (ZIRIA) KAI CHARADRA FLAMBOURITSA
A00030033	GR4220003	SANTORINI: NEA KAI PALIA KAMENI - PROFITIS ILIAS
A00020040	GR2220002	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS AINOY
A00040051	GR2530004	OROS OLIGYRTOS
A00040098	GR4340009	BOREIO AKROTIRIO: AGIA TRIAS - MONI TSAGAROLON - GOUVERNETOU - KATHOLIKO