U3-43 - Falaises montagnardes et alpines cyrno-sardes

Cyrno-Sardinian montane and alpine cliffs

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Siliceous cliff and rock communities of the mountains of Corsica and Sardinia, distributed from the supra-Mediterranean to the alpine level, with Potentilla crassinervia, Armeria leucocephala, Silene requienii, Saxifraga pedemontana ssp. cervicornis. Supra-Mediterranean and montane communities have Amelanchier ovalis ssp. rhamnoides, cryomediterranean, subalpine and alpine communities have Festuca sardoa, Phyteuma serratum, Helechryssum frigidum, Aquilegia bernardii, Leucanthemum corsicum, Scabiosa corsica, upper alpine communities are characterized by the presence of Draba dubia, Asplenium viride, Draba loiseleurii, Erigeron paolii and the absence of thermophile species.

Bibliography

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)