Mediterranean annual communities of shallow soils
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.313 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.3) |
Description (English)
Spring-blooming, summer-desiccated formations of therophytes developed on base-rich, often calcareous, superficial soils of mesomediterranean and thermo-Mediterranean zones of the Mediterranean basin, with annual grasses such as Bromus fasciculatus, Brachypodium distachyon, Lagurus ovatus, Stipa capensis, Parapholis incurva, Hainardia cylindrica, Echinaria todaroana, Desmazeria marina, Desmazeria sicula, Desmazeria zwierleinii, Lamarckia aurea, Narduroides salzmannii, Vulpia unilateralis, Ctenopsis gypsophila, a few perennial grasses (e.g. Koeleria splendens, Dactylis hispanica) and numerous flowering plants, many of them annuals, and a very significant number restricted endemics; among the characteristic species are Silene tridentata, Silene neglecta, Silene sedoides, Paronychia argentea, Arenaria capillipes, Ionopsidium prolongoi, Erophila verna, Astragalus sesameus, Ononis ornithopodioides, Ononis oligophylla, Ononis sieberi, Onobrychis aequidentata, Trigonella monspeliaca, Trigonella polyceratia, Plantago albicans, Plantago coronopus, Plantago afra, Plantago amplexicaulis, Plantago notata, Plantago ovata, Polygala monspeliaca, Convolvulus lineatus, Eryngium dichotomum, Eryngium triquetrum, Eryngium ilicifolium, Hedysarum spinosissimum, Callipeltis cucullaris, Catananche lutea, Daucus aureus, Daucus lopadusanus, Daucus bocconei, Nigella arvensis, Scorzonera laciniata, Lavatera agrigentina, Scabiosa parviflora, Anthemis muricata, Senecio leucanthemifolius, Limonium calcarae, Limonium echioides, Limonium thouinii, Campanula fastigiata, Campanula erinus, Erodium pulverulentum, Iberis fontqueri, Viola demetria, Arabis verna, Brassica souliei, Aster sorrentinii, Asteriscus aquaticus, Echium parviflorum, Bellis annua, Matricaria aurea, Linaria reflexa, Linaria pseudolaxiflora, Linaria amethystea, Linaria huteri, Linaria platycalyx, Linaria saturejoides, Linaria clementei, Filago cossyrensis, Valantia calva, Sedum litoreum, Sedum caeruleum, Sedum stellatum, Saxifraga tridactylites, Hornungia petraea, Parietaria cretica, Biscutella lyrata, Anagallis monelli, Fedia cornucopiae, Evax pygmaea, Jasione penicillata, Andryala ragusina, Allium pallens ssp. siciliense, Allium agrigentinum, Allium chamaemoly. Various combinations of the species above enter in the constitution of numerous distinctive, often ephemeral and very local communities restricted to small surfaces among, or in clearings of, other formations. The more widespread pastures dominated by annual grasses are for the most part subnitrophilous and better classified under unit 34.8.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Allium chamaemoly | Flowering Plants | |
Andryala ragusina | Flowering Plants | |
Anthemis muricata | Flowering Plants | |
Arabis verna | Flowering Plants | |
Aster sorrentinii | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus sesameus | Flowering Plants | |
Biscutella lyrata | Flowering Plants | |
Brachypodium distachyon | Flowering Plants | |
Brassica souliei | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus fasciculatus | Flowering Plants | |
Campanula fastigiata | Flowering Plants | |
Catananche lutea | Flowering Plants | |
Convolvulus lineatus | Flowering Plants | |
Ctenopsis gypsophila | Flowering Plants | |
Daucus aureus | Flowering Plants | |
Desmazeria marina | Flowering Plants | |
Desmazeria sicula | Flowering Plants | |
Echium parviflorum | Flowering Plants | |
Erophila verna | Flowering Plants | |
Eryngium dichotomum | Flowering Plants | |
Eryngium ilicifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Eryngium triquetrum | Flowering Plants | |
Fedia cornucopiae | Flowering Plants | |
Hainardia cylindrica | Flowering Plants | |
Hedysarum spinosissimum | Flowering Plants | |
Hornungia petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria splendens | Flowering Plants | |
Lagurus ovatus | Flowering Plants | |
Lamarckia aurea | Flowering Plants | |
Lavatera agrigentina | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium calcarae | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium echioides | Flowering Plants | |
Linaria clementei | Flowering Plants | |
Linaria platycalyx | Flowering Plants | |
Linaria pseudolaxiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Matricaria aurea | Flowering Plants | |
Nigella arvensis | Flowering Plants | |
Onobrychis aequidentata | Flowering Plants | |
Ononis oligophylla | Flowering Plants | |
Ononis ornithopodioides | Flowering Plants | |
Ononis sieberi | Flowering Plants | |
Parapholis incurva | Flowering Plants | |
Parietaria cretica | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago afra | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago albicans | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago coronopus | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago ovata | Flowering Plants | |
Polygala monspeliaca | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga tridactylites | Flowering Plants | |
Scabiosa parviflora | Flowering Plants | |
Scorzonera laciniata | Flowering Plants | |
Sedum caeruleum | Flowering Plants | |
Sedum litoreum | Flowering Plants | |
Sedum stellatum | Flowering Plants | |
Silene sedoides | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa capensis | Flowering Plants | |
Trigonella monspeliaca | Flowering Plants | |
Trigonella polyceratia | Flowering Plants | |
Vulpia unilateralis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.513 | Mediterranean annual communities of shallow soils | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.313 | Mediterranean annual communities of shallow soils | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.313 | Mediterranean annual communities of shallow soils | same |