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Mediterranean tall humid grassland

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English name Mediterranean tall humid grassland Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   E3.1 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

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

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation 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 200112 37.4 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands 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
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.1. Natural grassland n/a
  E Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E3 Seasonally wet and wet grasslands Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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