Thermo-Mediterranean scrub

Shrub formations characteristic of the thermo-Mediterranean zone. Included here are those formations, for the most part indifferent to the siliceous or calcareous nature of the substrate, that reach their greatest extent or optimal development in the thermo-Mediterranean zone, typically with abundant [Pistacia lentiscus], [Myrtus communis], [Phillyrea latifolia], [Erica manipuliflora], [Styrax officinalis], [Calicotome villosa], [Rhamnus punctata], [Euphorbia thamnoides] and [Sarcopoterium spinosum]. Also included are the numerous, strongly characterized, thermophile formations, mostly thermo-Mediterranean but sometimes meso-Mediterranean; and sometimes approach in appearance phryganas.