E14
Northwest Iberian coastal rocky heaths (Ulex europaeus subsp. latebracteatus, Ulex gallii subsp. gallii f. humilis, Erica cinerea, Erica vagans) with Lithodora diffusa, Daphne gnidium
Description
Wind-lashed heaths dominated by Ulex europaeus subsp. latebracteatus, Erica vagans and Erica cinerea with 10 to 30 species on steep slopes and the tops of coastal cliffs.
Tree Layer
No details
Shrub Layer
low-growing: Ulex europaeus subsp. Latebracteatus (Gorse), Ulex gallii subsp. gallii f. Humilis (Gorse Bush), Genista hispanica subsp. Occidentalis (Gorse Bush), Lithodora diffusa (blackberry_bush), Daphne gnidium (wild_shrub)
Lianas
Smilax aspera
Herb Layer
Erica cinerea (heather), Erica vagans (heather), Silene vulgaris, Brachypodium pinnatum (green_meadow_fescue), Serratula tinctoria (melancholy_thistle), Daucus carota subsp. Gummifer (cow_parsley), Anthyllis vulneraria (rock_rose), Festuca rubra subsp. Pruinosa (bottle_sedge), Dactylis glomerata subsp. Hackelii (green_meadow_fescue), Koeleria macrantha (timothy_grass), Armeria maritima (red_clover_flowers)
Coasts of the Cape of Andrast
