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Concept: Western Canary Island [Euphorbia] communities in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F8.11 |
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| Preferred label | Western Canary Island [Euphorbia] communities |
| Definition | Open, varied formations of arid, stony slopes of the lower, 0-700 m, level of the western and central Canarian islands, characterised by the abundance of fleshy-stemmed, aphyllous, or small-leafed species, in particular [Euphorbia] spp., [Senecio kleinia], [Periploca laevigata], [Cneorum pulverulentum], [Messerschmidia fruticosa], [Echium giganteum], [Convolvulus floridus], [Allagopappus dichotomus], [Rhamnus crenulata], [Rubia fruticosa], [Argyranthemum] spp., [Artemisia canariensis], [Sonchus leptocephalus], [Asparagus arborescens], [Rumex lunaria], [Micromeria] spp., [Paronychia canariensis]. They constitute a Macaronesian representation of the coastal desert formations of northwest Africa (which are outside the scope of this classification). |
| Notation | F8.11 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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