Open Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
English name:
Open Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
Description (English)
Sandy open ground with vernal therophytes, not necessarily grasses, in the Mediterranean region. Open perennial grasslands and pastures on siliceous, usually skeletal, soils of the supra-Mediterranean zone.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.A |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaco asterisciflorae-Linarion humilis Minissale et Sciandrello 2013 nom. inval. | Thermomediterranean ephemeral communities on fossil dunes of southern Sicilia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Molinerion laevis Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 | Silicicolous oro-mesomediterranean therophytic late-flowering pastures of Iberian Peninsula | Molineriellion laevis Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 nom. mut. propos.; Agrostion truncatulae (Rivas-Mart. 1978) de Foucault 1999; Triseto ovati-Agrostion truncatulae (Rivas-Mart. 1978) Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986; Hispidello hispanicae-Ctenopsion delicatulatae de Foucault 1999 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Trifolio subterranei-Periballion minutae Rivas Goday 1964 | Central and western Iberian thermo- to oromediterranean and supratemperate heavily grazed seasonal perennial pastures on acidic substrates | Molineriello minutae-Trifolion subterranei Rivas Goday 1964 nom. invers.propos et nom. mut. propos.; Poo-Trifolion subterranei Rivas Goday et Ladero 1970 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Hieracio castellani-Plantaginion radicatae Rivas-Mart. et Cantó 1987 | Supra-oromediterranean and supra-orotemperate submediterranean xerophilous silicicolous grasslands of eastern and northern Iberia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Anthyllido hamosae-Malcolmion lacerae Rivas Goday 1958 | Thermomediterranean sandy ephemeral on sandy of western and southwestern Iberia | Hymenocarpo hamosi-Malcolmion trilobatae Rivas Goday 1958 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Thymion serpylloidis Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. in Rivas-Mart. 1965 | Supra-oromediterranean and supra-orotemperate silicicolous grasslands of southern Iberia | Thymion serpylloidis Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart.1963 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Ormenido multicaulis-Malcolmion broussonetii Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1940 | Thermomediterranean ephemeral communities of decalcified littoral plains of western Morocco and Tanger region | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Crassulo tillaeae-Sedion caespitosi de Foucault 1999 | pastizales de anuales silicícolas dominados por crasuláceas, termo y mesomediterráneos] | Sedion caespitosi (Rivas Martínez 1978) Pérez Prieto et Font 2005 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sclerantho-Myositidion incrassatae S. Brullo et al. 2001 | Central and Eastern Mediterranean acidophilous oromediterranean therophyte vegetation | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Trifolion cherleri Micevski 1972 | Silicicolous therophyte submediterranean swards of Macedonia | Trifolion cherleri Micevski 1970 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Festucion francoi Lüpnitz 1976 corr. F. Prieto, Aguiar, J.C. Costa, Lousã et Rivas-Mart. in F. Prieto et al. 2012 | Meso-orotemperate Azorean seral non-grazed perennial grasslands of rocky denuded soils | Festucion jubatae Lüpnitz 1976 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Romulion Oberd. 1954 | Hellenic seasonal perennial pastures on acidic substrates | Romulion graecae Oberd.1954 corr. de Bolós et al. 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Armerion eriophyllae Pinto da Silva 1970 | Supra-oromediterranean and supra-orotemperate silicicolous grasslands on ultramafic outcrops of northern Portugal and Galicia | Armerion eriophyllae Pinto da Silva 1965 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Tolpido succulentae-Agrostion congestiflorae Aguiar et F. Prieto in F. Prieto et al. 2012 | Thermotemperate Azorean seral non-grazed perennial grasslands of rocky denuded soils | Tolpido succulentae-Agrostion congestiflorae Aguiar, F. Prieto et Dias 2006 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sedion pedicellato-andegavensis Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986 | Meso-to oromediterranean succulent annual communities on fine gravel or over granitic outcrops | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Thymion micans J.C. Costa et al. 2005 | Pioneer vegetation on acidic shallow soils of temperate belt of Madeira | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Ornithopo pinnati-Gaudinion coarctatae F. Prieto et Aguiar, in F. Prieto et al. 2012 | Azorean oligotrophic pioneer spring and early summer ephemeral plant communities | Ornithopo pinnati-Gaudinion coarctatae Aguiar, F. Prieto et Dias 2006 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Helianthemion guttati Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1940 | Thermo-supramediterranean therophytic early-flowering pastures on nutrient-poor sandy soils of western Iberia | Helianthemion guttati Br.-Bl. 1931; Moenchion erectae Rivas Goday 1958; Tuberarion guttatae Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1940 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Corynephoro articulati-Malcolmion patulae Rivas Goday 1958 | Meso- lower supramediterranean ephemeral therophyte communities of inland sand dunes of western Iberia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Corynephorion maritimi Costa, Pinto-Gomes, Neto et Rivas-Mart. in Costa et al. 2012 | Ephemeral therophyte thermo- and lower mesomediterranean Lusitanian-Andalusian and Galician-Portuguese vegetation on inland palaeodunes | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.5 | Supramediterranean perennial siliceous grasslands | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.4 | Mediterranean annual deep-sand communities | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same |
