J48

Middle Mediterranean wild olive-locust tree forests(Ceratonia siliqua, Olea oleaster, Pistacia lentiscus), partly with Chamaerops humilis

Description

Two-layered, xerothermic, evergreen forests and macchia (up to 4 m in height), in which marked ornithochore elements such as Ceratonia siliqua, Olea oleaster, Juniperus phoenicea, Pistacia lentiscus, Rhamnus spp., Chamaerops humilis and often the facultative-ornithochore species Euphorbia dendroides assert themselves. For this reason this vegetation as a whole has a more or less balanced floristic composition over the entire Mediterranean region. In addition to phanerophytes, geophytes also play an important role.

Tree Layer

Olea oleaster (Olive Bush), Ceratonia siliqua (Carob), Pistacia lentiscus (Mastic Tree), Pinus halepensis (Maritime Pine (small)), Pinus pinea (Stone Pine), Quercus coccifera (Kermes Oak)

Shrub Layer

Euphorbia dendroides (Olive Bush), Phlomis fruticosa (buttercups), Chamaerops humilis (Dwarf Palm), Juniperus macrocarpa (Greek Juniper (tiny & bush)), Juniperus phoenicea (Greek Juniper (tiny & bush)), Genista ephedroides (wild_shrub), Genista acanthoclada (wild_shrub), Quercus coccifera (Kermes Oak), Pistacia lentiscus (Mastic Tree), Calicotome spinosa (Thorn Bush), Myrtus communis (Olive Bush)

Lianas

Clematis cirrhosa (Flowering Alder Buckthorn), Lonicera implexa (Common Ash Bush), Smilax aspera (ivy-variant trees), Ephedra fragilis (sea_arrowgrass), Asparagus acutifolius (wood_horsetail), Rubia peregrina (sweet_woodruff)

Herb Layer

Ruscus aculeatus (Fruiting Holly Bush), Asparagus albus (wood_horsetail), Carex distachya (green_meadow_fescue), Brachypodium retusum (woodland_sedge), Prasium majus (wild_parsley), Arisarum vulgare (sweet_woodruff), Arum pictum (sweet_woodruff)

Coasts of Belfalas and Tolfalas

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