Peri-Pyrenean montane siliceous cliffs

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

H3.16

Description:

Montane siliceous cliff and rock communities of the CÃ©vennes, the eastern and central Pyrenees and the Catalonian hills, with [Asarina procumbens] ([Antirrhinum asarina]), [Sedum hirsutum], [Centaurea pectinata], [Sempervivum arvernense], [Dianthus graniticus], [Saxifraga clusii], [Saxifraga hypnoides].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Centaurea pectinata L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dianthus graniticus Jord.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sedum hirsutum All.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sempervivum tectorum L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Saxifraga clusii Gouan	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Saxifraga hypnoides L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Asarina procumbens Mill.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation	8220

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
200043006		200043006	HAUTE-VALLEE DE L'ALLIER