S352 Buxus sempervirens thickets

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Description

Thickets of box tree in calcareous submediterranean areas.

Protection

Protected under the code 5110 ("Stable xero-thermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes [Berberidion p.p."]) by the EU Habitat Directive.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Buxus sempervirens 93%, Amelanchier ovalis 73%, Juniperus phoenicea 68%, Genista scorpius 58%, Lavandula latifolia 53%, Quercus rotundifolia 53%, Carex humilis 50%, Genista hispanica 45%, Koeleria vallesiana 45%, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 43%, Helianthemum oelandicum 43%, Teucrium chamaedrys 43%, Globularia nudicaulis 40%, Sedum sediforme 40%, Coronilla minima 38%, Erica vagans 38%, Juniperus communis 35%, Thymus vulgaris 35%, Bromus erectus aggr. 35%, Campanula rotundifolia aggr. 35%, Teucrium pyrenaicum 33%, Helichrysum stoechas 33%, Fumana ericifolia 33%, Festuca hystrix 30%, Quercus faginea 30%, Helictotrichon cantabricum 30%, Aphyllanthes monspeliensis 30%, Juniperus oxycedrus 30%, Helictochloa pratensis 28%, Spiraea hypericifolia 28%, Primula veris 25%, Rhamnus alaternus 23%, Arenaria grandiflora 23%, Thymus praecox 23%, Coris monspeliensis 23%, Carex flacca 23%, Galium lucidum 20%, Rubia peregrina 20%, Brachypodium pinnatum 20%, Anthyllis vulneraria 20%, Linum appressum 20%, Galium pumilum aggr. 18%, Dorycnium pentaphyllum 18%, Seseli cantabricum 18%, Thymelaea ruizii 18%, Bupleurum rigidum 18%, Chiliadenus glutinosus 18%, Asperula cynanchica 15%, Thalictrum tuberosum 15%, Globularia vulgaris 15%, Seseli montanum 15%, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria 15%, Briza media 13%, Geum sylvaticum 13%, Sesleria argentea 13%, Euphorbia characias 13%, Tanacetum corymbosum 13%, Pistacia terebinthus 10%, Erinus alpinus 10%, Arbutus unedo 10%, Brachypodium phoenicoides 10%, Scabiosa columbaria 10%, Hepatica nobilis 10%, Potentilla tabernaemontani 10%, Chaenorhinum origanifolium 10%, Sedum album 10%, Sanguisorba minor 10%, Sideritis hyssopifolia 10%, Dianthus pungens 10%, Genista pulchella 10%, Melica ciliata 8%, Lonicera etrusca 8%, Viburnum lantana 8%, Sorbus aria 8%, Onobrychis conferta 8%, Oreochloa confusa 8%, Santolina ericoides 8%, Pilosella officinarum 8%, Pinus sylvestris 8%, Ruscus aculeatus 8%, Phillyrea latifolia 8%, Leucanthemum vulgare 8%, Hormathophylla lapeyrouseana 8%, Euphorbia angulata 8%, Astragalus monspessulanus 8%, Helleborus foetidus 8%, Helictochloa bromoides 8%, Glandora diffusa 8%, Brachypodium retusum 8%, Dianthus hyssopifolius 8%, Blackstonia perfoliata 8%, Festuca rubra 8%, Campanula glomerata 8%, Knautia arvensis 8%, Corylus avellana 8%, Catananche caerulea 8%, Jasminum fruticans 8%, Crepis albida 8%, Carthamus mitissimus 8%, Bupleurum ranunculoides 5%, Clinopodium alpinum 5%, Carex halleriana 5%, Silene legionensis 5%, Stachys officinalis 5%, Staehelina dubia 5%, Rhamnus saxatilis 5%, Vicia cracca 5%, Adonis vernalis 5%, Argyrolobium zanonii 5%, Aristolochia pistolochia 5%, Thymus mastigophorus 5%, Arrhenatherum elatius 5%, Thesium humifusum 5%, Asplenium ruta-muraria 5%, Teucrium expasssum 5%, Biscutella laevigata aggr. 5%, Teucrium capitatum 5%, Sedum forsterianum 5%, Acer monspessulanum 5%, Pimpinella saxifraga 5%, Phyteuma orbiculare 5%, Hieracium murorum aggr. 5%, Phalacrocarpum oppositifolium 5%, Paronychia kapela 5%, Origanum vulgare 5%, Laserpitium siler 5%, Ononis spinosa 5%, Melittis melissophyllum 5%, Klasea nudicaulis 5%, Galium verum 5%, Galium mollugo aggr. 5%, Prunella grandiflora 5%, Saxifraga cuneata 5%, Crataegus monogyna 5%, Festuca ovina 5%, Dioscorea communis 5%, Rosa spinosissima 5%, Rosa agrestis 5%, Rhamnus alpina 5%, Euphorbia flavicoma 5%, Prunus spinosa 5%, Prunus mahaleb 5%, Lotus corniculatus 5%

Phytosociology

  • Ononido fruticosae-Buxetum sempervirentis

Relations with other habitat types

This scrub is successionally associated (as fringes, pioneer protective stages or understorey in clear woodlands) to the thermophilous oak forests of the unit T197.

Regional distribution

Box tree is mostly restricted to the southern edge of the eastern third of the ecorregion, in the Ebro basin, but there are presumably native stands elsewhere, like in central Asturias.

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.

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