Quercus ilex formations of the lower meso-Mediterranean level of Corsica with Viburnum tinus, Erica arborea, Lonicera implexa, Phillyrea angustifolia, Clematis flammula, Smilax aspera, Rubia peregrina; generally degraded to arborescent matorral or dense coppice, they still include, mostly above 400 m of altitude, a few better-preserved woodland fragments.