Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Karpathos chasmophyte communities

General Information Species Photos Natura
Common name:
Karpathos chasmophyte communities
Habitat code:
H3.272
Description:

Cliff and rock communities of Karpathos, with [Teucrium heliotropifolium], [Silene fruticosa], [Galium incurvum], [Inula heterolepis].

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Cellinese N., S.A. Smith, E.J. Edwards, S.-T. Kim, R.C. Haberle, M. Avramakis & M.J. Donoghue, 2009
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Ophisops elegans Ménétriés, 1832
Silene holzmannii Heldr. ex Boiss.
Brassica cretica aegaea (Heldreich & Halácsy, 1895) Gustavsson & Bothmer, 1990
Campanula carpatha Halácsy, 1902
Campanula pinatzii Greuter & Phitos, 1967
Campanula laciniata Linnaeus, 1753
Legousia pentagonia (Linnaeus, 1753) Druce, 1908
Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann, 1831)
Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826
Falco eleonorae Gene, 1839
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771
Dianthus fruticosus spp. carpathus Runem., 1980
Inula heterolepis (Boiss.) Tutin, 1973 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Silene fruticosa Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Teucrium heliotropifolium Barbey, 1886 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Galium incurvum Sibth. & Sm., 1806 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Karpathos Is. (Bonetti, 2008)
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00010231 GR4210003 VOREIA KARPATHOS KAI SARIA
A00030068 GR4210002 KENTRIKI KARPATHOS: KALI LIMNI - LASTOS - KYRA PANAGIA