EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E3 - Seasonally wet and wet grasslands > E3.1 - Mediterranean tall humid grassland

Mediterranean tall humid grassland

English name: Mediterranean tall humid grassland

Description (English)

Mediterranean humid grasslands of tall grasses and rushes with Scirpus holoschoenus (Holoschoenus vulgaris), Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis reuteri, Calamagrostis epigejos, Galium debile, Molinia caerulea, Briza minor, Melica cupanii, Cyperus longus, Linum tenue, Trifolium resupinatum, Schoenus nigricans, Peucedanum hispanicum, Carex mairii, Juncus maritimus, Juncus acutus, Asteriscus aquaticus, Hypericum tomentosum, Hypericum tetrapterum, Inula viscosa, Oenanthe pimpinelloides, Oenanthe lachenalii, Eupatorium cannabinum, Prunella vulgaris, Pulicaria dysenterica, Tetragonolobus maritimus, Orchis laxiflora, Dactylorhiza elata, Succisa pratensis, Sonchus maritimus ssp. aquatilis, Silaum silaus, Sanguisorba officinalis, Serratula tinctoria, Genista tinctoria, Cirsium monspessulanum, Cirsium pyrenaicum, Senecio doria, Dorycnium rectum, Erica terminalis, Euphorbia pubescens, Lysimachia ephemerum, widespread in the entire Mediterranean basin, extending, along the coasts of the Black Sea, in particular in dune systems, north to the Dobrogea and the Danube Delta, and, in valleys of the Balkan peninsula, north to the Banat.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E3.1
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion	6420	Same	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Peat grasslands of Troodos	6460	Wider

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Name	Definition	Other names	Reference
Deschampsion mediae Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 nom. conserv. propos.	Humid mesomediterranean, supramediterranean and submediterranean pastures on clayey soils of eastern Iberian Peninsula and southern France	Deschampsio mediae-Molinion arundinaceae (de Foucault 1984) Géhu 1999; Aphyllantion Br.-Bl. et Pawlowski ex Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011; Aphyllanthion Br.-Bl. et Pawlowski 1931 nom. ambig. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Molinio-Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. ex Tchou 1948	Seasonally flooded grasslands on subsaline soils of Western Mediterranean	Agrostio stoloniferae-Scirpoidion holoschoeni de Foucault 1984; Molinio-Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. et al. 1952; Brizo minoris-Holoschoenion Rivas Goday 1964; Molinio-Scirpoidion holoschoeni Br.-Bl. ex Tchou 1948 nom. mut. propos.; Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. 1931; Molinio-Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. 1947; Agrostio stoloniferae-Scirpoidion holoschoeni de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012	Schaminee et al, 2012
Gaudinio fragilis-Hordeion bulbosi Galán de Mera et al. 1997	Humid meadows on sandy soils along Western Mediterranean coasts	Gaudinio verticicolae-Hordeion bulbosi Galán de Mera et al. 1997 corr. Rivas-Martinez et al. 2002	Schaminee et al, 2012

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Agrostis reuteri

Flowering Plants Agrostis stolonifera

Flowering Plants Calamagrostis epigejos

Flowering Plants Carex mairii

Flowering Plants Cirsium monspessulanum

Flowering Plants Cyperus longus

Flowering Plants Dactylorhiza elata

Flowering Plants Dorycnium rectum

Flowering Plants Erica terminalis

Flowering Plants Eupatorium cannabinum

Flowering Plants Euphorbia pubescens

Flowering Plants Galium debile

Flowering Plants Genista tinctoria

Flowering Plants Hypericum tetrapterum

Flowering Plants Juncus acutus

Flowering Plants Juncus maritimus

Flowering Plants Lysimachia ephemerum

Flowering Plants Melica cupanii

Flowering Plants Molinia caerulea

Flowering Plants Oenanthe lachenalii

Flowering Plants Oenanthe pimpinelloides

Flowering Plants Orchis laxiflora

Flowering Plants Peucedanum hispanicum

Flowering Plants Prunella vulgaris

Flowering Plants Pulicaria dysenterica

Flowering Plants Sanguisorba officinalis

Flowering Plants Schoenus nigricans

Flowering Plants Scirpus holoschoenus

Flowering Plants Senecio doria

Flowering Plants Serratula tinctoria

Flowering Plants Silaum silaus

Flowering Plants Succisa pratensis

Flowering Plants Tetragonolobus maritimus

Flowering Plants Trifolium resupinatum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Agrostis reuteri		Flowering Plants
Agrostis stolonifera		Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis epigejos		Flowering Plants
Carex mairii		Flowering Plants
Cirsium monspessulanum		Flowering Plants
Cyperus longus		Flowering Plants
Dactylorhiza elata		Flowering Plants
Dorycnium rectum		Flowering Plants
Erica terminalis		Flowering Plants
Eupatorium cannabinum		Flowering Plants
Euphorbia pubescens		Flowering Plants
Galium debile		Flowering Plants
Genista tinctoria		Flowering Plants
Hypericum tetrapterum		Flowering Plants
Juncus acutus		Flowering Plants
Juncus maritimus		Flowering Plants
Lysimachia ephemerum		Flowering Plants
Melica cupanii		Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea		Flowering Plants
Oenanthe lachenalii		Flowering Plants
Oenanthe pimpinelloides		Flowering Plants
Orchis laxiflora		Flowering Plants
Peucedanum hispanicum		Flowering Plants
Prunella vulgaris		Flowering Plants
Pulicaria dysenterica		Flowering Plants
Sanguisorba officinalis		Flowering Plants
Schoenus nigricans		Flowering Plants
Scirpus holoschoenus		Flowering Plants
Senecio doria		Flowering Plants
Serratula tinctoria		Flowering Plants
Silaum silaus		Flowering Plants
Succisa pratensis		Flowering Plants
Tetragonolobus maritimus		Flowering Plants
Trifolium resupinatum		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	37.4	Mediterranean tall humid grasslands	same
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E3.1	Mediterranean tall humid grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E3.1	Mediterranean tall humid grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E3.1	Mediterranean tall humid grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	E3.1	Mediterranean tall humid grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	E3.1	Mediterranean tall humid grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	E2.1	Mediterranean tall humid grassland	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	37.4	Mediterranean tall humid grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	37.4	Mediterranean tall humid grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	37.4		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	37.4		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	37.4		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	37.4		same

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