Usually varied west-Mediterranean maquis rich in Lavandula stoechas, accompanied by Cistus spp., Erica spp., brooms (Genista spp., Cytisus spp. i.a.). The subspecies of L. stoechas can be used to characterize regional groups of communities otherwise differing by the assembly of accompanying species. In all cases, pure or almost pure Lavandula formations can be identified by addition of digit 1 in the fourth decimal place, digit 2 denoting the varied formations.