Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

High-altitude Cretan chasmophyte communities

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Common name:
High-altitude Cretan chasmophyte communities
Habitat code:
H3.2713
Description:

Cliff and chasm communities of the high altitudes of Crete.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Dimopoulos P., Sýkora K. V., Mucina L. & T. Georgiadis, 1997
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Lomelosia albocincta (Greuter) Greuter & Burdet, 1985
Galium fruticosum Willd., 1798
Ebenus cretica Linnaeus, 1753
Petromarula pinnata (Linnaeus, 1753) DC., 1830
Verbascum arcturus Linnaeus, 1753
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. pulviniformis (Greuter, 1965) Turland, 1992
Asperula pubescens (Willd., 1798) Ehrend. & Schonb.-Temesy, 1991
Dianthus juniperinus ssp. aciphyllus (Ser., 1824) Turland, 1992
Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768)
Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870)
Scutellaria hirta Sibth. & Sm., 1809
Arenaria cretica Sprengel, 1825
Capra aegagrus cretica Schinz, 1838
Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Falco biarmicus Temminck, 1825
Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783)
Cliff, Mt. Idi, Crete
Cliff, gorge Samaria, Leuka Mts
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00040099 GR4340014 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS SAMARIAS
A00010068 GR4340008 LEFKA ORI
A00010069 GR4330005 OROS IDI
A00010073 GR4310006 DIKTI: OMALOS VIANNOU (SYMI - OMALOS)
A00040087 GR4320005 OROS THRYPTIS KAI GYRO PERIOCHI
GR4330002 GR4330002 OROS KEDROS