32.43 - Cistus garrigues

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Shrubby formations of the western Mediterranean basin, mostly meso-Mediterranean, but often also thermo- or supra-Mediterranean, dominated by the low, calciphilous Cistus albidus or Cistus clusii, or occasionally by indifferent species, usually accompanied by a more varied flora than that of the silicicolous cistus maquis, though sometimes capable of forming dense cistus fields. These can be identified by use of digit 1 in the fourth decimal place, digit 2 being reserved for more varied formations.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Rivas Goday and Rivas-Martinez, 1968; Horvat & al., 1974; Izco, 1979; Reisigl & al., 1980; Quézel, 1981b; Pignatti, 1982; Lanfranco, 1999a.