S7-4 - Landes-hérisson des montagnes de la Méditerranée centrale

Central 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 windy and sunny places in the supra- and oromediterranean belts of Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, Sicily and the southern mainland mountains of Italy. Downslope expansion below the timberline can follow clearance and grazing.

Espèces diagnostiques

Astracantha parnassi subsp. calabricus, Genista lobelii, Centaurea sarfattiana, Armeria brutia, Tolpis virgata, Genista desoleana, Carlina nebrodensis, Petrorhagia saxifraga, Thymus herba-barona, Phleum ambiguum, Genista salzmannii, Bunium alpinum, Hypericum barbatum, Genista cupanii, Astracantha sicula, Cytisus spinescens, Klasea nudicaulis, Festuca circummediterranea, Valeriana tuberosa, Hypochaeris cretensis

Espèces constantes

Petrorhagia saxifraga, Genista lobelii, Festuca circummediterranea, Silene italica aggr., Jasione montana, Helianthemum nummularium, Thymus herba-barona, Phleum ambiguum, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina, Bromopsis erecta, Anthyllis vulneraria, Thymus vulgaris, Sedum amplexicaule, Tolpis virgata, Astracantha parnassi subsp. calabricus, Anthyllis hermanniae, Anthemis cretica, Thymus longicaulis, Rumex acetosella

Espèces dominantes

Genista lobelii, Astracantha parnassi subsp. calabricus, Genista salzmannii, Genista desoleana, Cytisus spinescens, Astracantha sicula, Thymus longicaulis, Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina, Genista cupanii, Festuca circummediterranea

Bibliographie

 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)