Cretan chasmophyte communities

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Common name:

Habitat code:

H3.271

Description:

Cliff and chasm communities of Crete, with [Petromarula pinnata], [Galium fruticosum], [Centaurea argentea], [Ebenus cretica], [Verbascum arcturus], [Inula candida], [Eryngium ternatum], [Asperula incana], [Dianthus juniperinus], [Campanula pelviformis], [Campanula saxatilis].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Eryngium ternatum Poiret, 1816	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Centaurea argentea ssp. argentea Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Aster sedifolius ssp. canus (Waldst. & Kit.) Merxm.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Inula candida (Linnaeus, 1753) Cass., 1822	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Petromarula pinnata (Linnaeus, 1753) DC., 1830	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Campanula saxatilis L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Campanula pelviformis Lam., 1785	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dianthus juniperinus Sm.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ebenus cretica Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Galium fruticosum Willd., 1798	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Asperula pubescens (Willd., 1798) Ehrend. & Schonb.-Temesy, 1991	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Verbascum arcturus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
H3.2712	Eastern Cretan chasmophyte communities	Eastern Cretan chasmophyte communities
H3.2713	High-altitude Cretan chasmophyte communities	High-altitude Cretan chasmophyte communities
H3.2711	Western Cretan chasmophyte communities	Western Cretan chasmophyte communities