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Concept: Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F6.82 |
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| Preferred label | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrubs |
| Definition | Nitrophilous scrubby formations typically of dry soils and arid climates, often greyish-white and semidesert-like, sometimes including taller, denser brushes. They are most frequent in the eastern Iberian peninsula, where characteristic shrubs include [Peganum harmala], [Artemisia herba-alba], [Lycium intricatum], [Capparis ovata] and the Chenopodiaceae [Salsola vermiculata], [Salsola genistoides], [Salsola verticillata], [Suaeda pruinosa], [Atriplex halimus], [Atriplex glauca], [Camphorosma monspeliaca], [Anabasis articulata] and [Haloxylon articulatum]. In the eastern Mediterranean species like [Artemisia arborescens], [Piptatherum miliaceum], [Smyrnium apifolium], [Atriplex halimus], [Ruta chelepensis] and [Anagyris foetida] are typical. |
| Notation | F6.82 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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