Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance Invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Ampelodesmos mauritanica Grass maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - ornamental plant - - - from N. Africa Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Arbutus unedo Heather maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - hard wood makes fine-grained charcoal - edible and alcoholic fruits leaves and bark used medicinally - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Asperula cynanchica Madder maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - crushed leaves have curry flavour - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Chamaerops humilis Palm maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - leaf fibres used for matting, textiles, hats, brooms and rope - young growing tips eaten as vegetables resin used as a stomach remedy N. Africa Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Cistus albidus Rockrose maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Cistus salvifolius Rockrose maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Daphne gnidium Daphne maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - Berries and foliage are highly poisonous - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Erica arborea Heather maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Euphorbia characias Spurge maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Globularia alypum Globular -iaceae maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - Used as a purgative - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Helianthemum lavandulifolium Rockrose maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Lavandula stoechas Mint maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - oil distilled for the perfume industry - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Lonicera implexa Honeysuckle maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Nerium oleander Periwinkle maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - milk juice contains highly toxic glycosides, affecting the heart - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Olea europaea Olive maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Opuntia ficus-indica Cactus maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - Edible fruit  an ingredient of an alcoholoc drink - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Pistacia lentiscus Cashew maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - Resin used as an astringent chewing gum, fruit used for sweets or a liqueur; green aromatic resin obtained from the trunk - oil produced from the fruit - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Quercus coccifera Oak maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - formerly used as the food plant for coccid insects, source of a red dye; bark rich in tannin from which a black dye is produced acorns used as fodder - - - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Rhamnus alaternus Buckthorn maquis/ garrigue yes yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - white wood sometimes used for furniture - - leaves used to lower blood pressure - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Rosmarinus officinalis Mint maquis/ garrigue - yes - Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - food flavouring extracted oils used as embrocations to improve blood circulation - Species Family Habitat Life Form Properties Conservation values Importance invasive Tree Shrub Herb   Endemic Endangered Economic Grazing Nutritional Medical Sedum sediforme Stonecrop maquis/ garrigue - yes yes Xerophytic Steppic Vegetation - - - - - - -