S7-3 - Landes-hérissons des montagnes méditerranéennes occidentales

Western Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Heath of often spiny hedgehog sub-shrubs on base-rich and acidic soils in the upper supra- and oromediterranean belts of the Iberian Peninsula, historically sustaining transhumance pastoralism but often extending down from crests and steep slopes due to grazing and burning.

Espèces diagnostiques

Echinospartum horridum, Erinacea anthyllis, Echinospartum lusitanicum, Helianthemum apenninum, Koeleria vallesiana, Thymus vulgaris, Crepis albida, Brassica repanda, Centaurea resupinata, Paronychia kapela, Bupleurum fruticescens, Saponaria caespitosa, Carex humilis, Linum narbonense, Helictochloa pratensis, Teucrium pyrenaicum, Marrubium supinum, Carthamus carduncellus, Potentilla pusilla, Helianthemum origanifolium

Espèces constantes

Thymus vulgaris, Koeleria vallesiana, Erinacea anthyllis, Carex humilis, Echinospartum horridum, Helianthemum apenninum, Buxus sempervirens, Teucrium chamaedrys, Bromopsis erecta, Pinus sylvestris, Genista scorpius, Teucrium polium aggr., Helictochloa pratensis, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lavandula latifolia, Juniperus communis subsp. nana, Anthyllis montana, Potentilla pusilla, Paronychia kapela, Fumana procumbens

Espèces dominantes

Echinospartum horridum, Erinacea anthyllis, Echinospartum lusitanicum, Carex humilis, Bupleurum fruticescens

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)