Volcanic ash and lapilli fields

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Common name:

Habitat code:

H6.25

Description:

Exposed deposits of pyroclastic rocks, fragmental volcanic material blown into the atmosphere by explosive activity, including ash, lapilli, bombs, peles hair, or of detritic pumice and scoriae, together with the pioneer assemblies of specialised species that may colonize them.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Dimopoulos P., Raus T., Mucina L. & I. Tsiripidis, 2010

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann, 1831)
Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870)
Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lupinus angustifolius Linnaeus, 1753
Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus, 1753
Helichrysum italicum (Roth) Don, 1830
Tolpis barbata (Linnaeus, 1753) Gaertner, 1791
Crassula alata (Viviani, 1830) Berger, 1930
Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer
Umbilicus rupestris (Salisb., 1796) Dandy, 1948
Dactylis glomerata ssp. hispanica (Roth.) Nyman., 1882
Bellium minutum (Linnaeus, 1753) Linnaeus, 1771
Atriplex halimus Linnaeus, 1753
Hyparrhenia hirta (Linnaeus, 1753) Stapf, 1919

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Fields of lava and natural excavations	8320

Ash deposits, Santorini Is

Volcanic bomb, Santorini Is

Volcanic crater, Santorini Is.

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00060059	GR4220005-20	Dytiki Milos
A00030033	GR4220003	SANTORINI: NEA KAI PALIA KAMENI - PROFITIS ILIAS
GR4210007	GR4210007	NISYROS KAI STRONGYLI