Habitat

Key habitats for Plant biodiversity

The habitats that were found of high conservation value for Plant Biodiversity are diverse, located at different altitudes, and supported with different soil types. The habitats were also selected in accordance to the availability of high diversity of plant species and those that support endemic and rare/very rare plant species.

Habitats of high conservation value by type, physical characteristic and value

Habitat	Transects	Conservation Value	Altitude (meters)	Soil type	Slope
Mixed oak forest and olive groves	T2 – Northern Mountainous slope – Beit Jala side	Rare and endemic plant species	771-781	Rendzina	Steep
	T9 Southern Mountainous slope- Beit Jala side	Rare, endemic and key stone plant species High plant diversity	769-770	Dark Rendzina	Steep to moderate steep
	T10 Southern Mountainous slope- Beit Jala side	Rare and key stone species High Plant Diversity	764-769	Dark Rendzina	Very steep (v.steep)
	T15 Southern Mountainous slope –Mid AL Makhour Valley	Rare, endemic and key stone plant species	791-792	Dark Rendzina	Steep
	T17 Southern Mountainous slope – from Battir side	Rare, very rare, vulnerable, and endemic plant species	640	Light Rendzina	V. steep
Oak forest and batha association	T4 Northern Mountainous slope – Beit Jala side	Rare and very rare species, and key stone plant species	748-760	Rendzina	Moderate steep
	T11 Southern Mountainous slope – Beit Jala side	Rare and key stone species High plant diversity	759	Dark Rendzina	V. steep
	T31 The hill north west Battir Village	Rare plant species	565-569	Mixed Terra Rossa & Rendzina	Steep
Olive groves and fallow land	T6 The valley of AL Makhrour- from Beit Jala side	Rare and key stone plant species	710-712	Brown Rendzina	Flat
	T8 The valley of AL Makhrour- from Beit Jala side	Rare, endemic species and key stone plant species	708-712	Rendzina	Flat
	T32 The cultivated valley behind Battir village – North west Battir	Rare and endemic plant species	550	Terra Rossa	Flat
	T33 The cultivated valley behind Battir village – west Battir	Endemic plant species	551	Terra Rossa	Flat
Olive groves and batha association	T13 Southern Mountainous slope – Beit Jala side	Endemic and key stone plant species	775	Light Rendzina	Fore Slope – steep
	T14 Southern Mountainous slope – Beit Jala side	Endemic plant species	784-792	Light- brown Rendzina	Moderate to steep
	T22 At Al Kulieh Rock – AL Makhrour Valley	Rare, very rare, vulnerable, and endemic plant species High plant Diversity	657-659	Rendzina	Flat to Steep
	T26- The valley and mountain range enclaving Battir Village from the north	Rare, very rare, and key stone and endemic plant species High plant Diversity	584-597	Terra Rossa	Steep
	T27 The valley and mountain range enclaving Battir Village from the north	Rare, and endemic plant species	601	Mixed Terra Rossa & Rendzina	Steep
Mixed pine and oak forest	T28 The valley and mountain range enclaving Battir Village from the north	High Plant Diversity	584-593	Terra Rossa	Steep
	T29 The valley and mountain range enclaving Battir Village from the north	Endemic and key stone plant species High plant Diversity	579-586	Mixed Terra Rossa & Rendzina	Steep
	T30 The valley and mountain range enclaving Battir Village from the north	Endemic and key stone plant species	579-582	Terra Rossa	Steep
Batha association	T12 Southern Mountainous slope – Beit Jala side	Rare, endemic and key stone plant species High plant Diversity	802-805	Light to Brown Rendzina	Moderate Steep
Paths and corridors	Corridor Links T14 and T23	High Plant Diversity
	Corridor Links T15 and T21	High Plant Diversity
	Path Below T4 and T5 – and trench below T7	Rare species and sole species (ex.Orchis galilaea)
	Path below T20 and T21 And near E’in A’mdan	Rare species and sole species (ex.Pyrus communis)

For rare, endemic and key stone species see section 5.2