EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E1 - Dry grasslands > E1.1 - Inland sand and rock with open vegetation > E1.13 - Continental dry rocky steppic grasslands and dwarf scrub on chalk outcrops

Continental dry rocky steppic grasslands and dwarf scrub on chalk outcrops

English name: Continental dry rocky steppic grasslands and dwarf scrub on chalk outcrops

Description (English)

Communities of chamaephytes on cretaceous outcrops in the steppe and southern forest-steppe zones in the Don and (probably) Volga basins. A mix of the species of continental steppes is typical. The community is usually open, and plant cover varies from 30-70% with several threatened plant species. Species list: Androsace koso-poljanskii, Artemisia hololeuca, Thymus cretaceous, Helianthemum cretophilum, Jurinea brachycephala, Gypsophila oligosperma, Asperula tephrocarpa, Euphorbia cretophila, Helianthemum cretaceum, Hyssopus cretaceous Astragalus tanaiticus, Daphne Sophia, Erysimum ucrainicum, Genista tanaitica, Hedysarum cretaceum, Hedysarum ucrainicum, Onobrychis vassilczenkoi, Pinus cretacea, Scrophularia cretacea, Silene cretacea

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E1.13
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Artemisia hololeuca

Flowering Plants Asperula tephrocarpa

Flowering Plants Astragalus tanaiticus

Flowering Plants Euphorbia cretophila

Flowering Plants Genista tanaitica

Flowering Plants Scrophularia cretacea

Flowering Plants Silene cretacea

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Artemisia hololeuca		Flowering Plants
Asperula tephrocarpa		Flowering Plants
Astragalus tanaiticus		Flowering Plants
Euphorbia cretophila		Flowering Plants
Genista tanaitica		Flowering Plants
Scrophularia cretacea		Flowering Plants
Silene cretacea		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Not available For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

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