Concept: Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F5
Preferred label	Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes
Definition	Evergreen sclerophyllous or lauriphyllous shrub vegetation, with a closed or nearly closed canopy structure, having nearly 100% cover of shrubs, with few annuals and some vernal geophytes; trees are nearly always present, some of which may be in shrub form. Shrubs, sometimes tall, of [Arbutus], [Cistus], [Cytisus], [Erica], [Genista], [Lavandula], [Myrtus], [Phillyrea], [Pistacia], [Quercus] and [Spartium] are typical. Included is pseudomaquis, in which the dominants are mixed deciduous and evergreen shrubs.
Notation	F5
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Editorial note	Physis habitat from which the description is taken includes this EUNIS habitat
Has broader	F (Heathland, scrub and tundra) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	F5.1 (Arborescent matorral) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F5.2 (Maquis) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F5.3 (Pseudomaquis) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F5.4 ([Spartium junceum] fields) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F5.5 (Thermo-Mediterranean scrub) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/1697