EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019
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Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
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E1 -
Dry grasslands
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Open non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland, including inland dune grassland
Open non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland, including inland dune grassland
English name:
Open non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland, including inland dune grassland
Description (English)
Open grassland, often with therophytes, of the nemoral, boreonemoral and submediterranean zones, developed on raw non-calcareous soils, especially on inland dunes and fixed sands.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.9 |
|---|---|
| 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
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thero-Airion Tx. ex Oberd. 1957 | Pioneer vegetation on acidic shallow soils of winter-mild atlantic and sub-boreal regions of Europe and Madeira | Tuberario guttatae-Airion praecocis de Foucault 1999; Airion caryophylleo-praecocis Rivas-Mart. 1978; Thero-Airion Tx. 1951; Thero-Trifolion Doing 1974; Tuberario guttatae-Airion praecocis de Foucault 2001 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii Korneck 1974 | Thermophilous therophyte- and geophyte-rich vegetation on stable siliceous rubble of Central Europe | Spergulo pentandrae-Veronicion dillenii de Foucault 1999; Spergulo pentandrae-Veronicion dillenii de Foucault 2001; Rumici-Veronicion dillenii Passarge 1977; Veronicion dillenii Oberd. 1957 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sedion anglici Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 | Pioneer vegetation on acidic shallow soils on rocky outcrops on siliceous rocks of atlantic region of Europe | Hyperico linarifolii-Sedion rupestris de Foucault 2001; Hyperico linarifolii-Sedion reflexi de Foucault in Julve 1993; Hyperico linarifolii-Sedion rupestris de Foucault 1999; Hyperico linarifolii-Sedion reflexi de Foucault 1999 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Hyperico perforati-Scleranthion perennis Moravec 1967 | Boreo-montane cilicicolous meso-xerophytic closed swards on shallow skeletal soils of Central Europe, British Isles and Fennoscandia | Thymo pulegioidis-Sedion sexangulare Didukh et Kontar 1998; Koelerio-Phleion phleoidis Korneck 1974; Poo compressae-Rumicion acetosellae Dudikh et Kontar 1998 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sedo-Scleranthion Br.-Bl. 1950 | Pioneer vegetation on acidic shallow soils on rocky outcrops on siliceous rocks of Alpic valleys | Sedo-Scleranthion Br.-Bl. 1949; Sedo-Scleranthion Br.-Bl. 1955; Sempervivo-Sedion (Br.-Bl. 1955) T. Müller 1961; Rumici acetosellae-Scleranthion perennis de Foucault 1999; Rumici acetosellae-Scleranthion perennis de Foucault 2001 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sileno conicae-Cerastion semidecandri Korneck 1974 | Steppic sandy grasslands on stablised inland sand dunes of Central Europe | Androsaco septentrionali-Cerastion semidecandri Glowacki 1988 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Armerion junceae Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 | Meso-xerophytic closed tussock grasslands on dolomite sands of southern France | Armerion girardii Br.-Bl. 1931 corr. Julve 1993; Armerion girardii Loisel 1971; Armerion juncei Br.-Bl. 1931 (orig. form) | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Scabioso-Trifolion dalmatici Horvatic et N. Randelovic in N. Randelovic 1977 | Silicicolous therophyte swards of submediterranean-continental Serbia | Scabioso-Trifolion dalmatici Horvatic et N. Randelovic 1973; Scabioso-Trifolion dalmatici N. Randelovic et Horvatic 1974; Scabioso-Trifolion dalmatici Horvatic et N. Randelovic in N. Randelovic 1975 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Armerio-Potentillion Micevski 1978 | Dry steppic grasslands on deep soils over siliceous bedrocks in montane belt of Macedonia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Sedo-Cerastion arvensis Sissingh et Tideman 1960 | Closed meso-xerophytic swards on acidic to neutral sandy soils in lowlands of atlantic to subatlantic regions of Europe | Carici arenariae-Festucion filiformis de Foucault 1994; Hieracio-Festucion tenuifoliae Doing 1963; Sedo-Koelerion gracilis Doing 1963; Pilosello-Festucion tenuifoliae Doing 1974 (orig. form); Polygalo vulgaris-Koelerion macranthae Weeda et al. in Schaminée et al. 1996; Carici arenariae-Festucion filiformis de Foucault 1993 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Sedion pyrenaici Tx. in Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011 | Pioneer vegetation on acidic shallow soils on rocky outcrops on siliceous rocks of Pyrenees and western Iberia | Sedion pyrenaici Tx. 1954; Sedion pyrenaici Tx. ex Rivas-Mart. et al. 1984; Sedion pyrenaici Tx. in Tx. et Oberd. 1958 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Diantho pinifolii-Jasionion heldreichii Bergmeier et al. 2009 | Pioneer herb-rich vegetation on acidic shallow soils on rocky outcrops and stabilised ultramafic rubble of northern Hellas | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Corynephorion canescentis Klika 1931 | Silicicolous tussock perennial open grasslands of atlantic and subatlantic regions of northwestern and Central Europe | Caricion arenariae Doing 1974; Corynephorion Br.-Bl. et de Leeuw 1926; Dicrano-Cladinion Doing 1963; Filagini-Corynephorion Passarge 1960; Miboro minimae-Corynephorion canescentis Loiseau et Felzines 2007; Polytricho-Cornicularion Doing 1974; Spergulo-Corynephorion (Klika 1931) Passarge 1960; Sedo micranthi-Corynephorion canescentis Loiseau et Felzines 2007 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Koelerion glaucae Volk 1931 | Steppic grasslands on stabilised inland sand dunes on fluvioglacial deposits of Central and Eastern Europe | Helichrysion arenarii Tx. 1951 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Armerion elongatae Pötsch 1962 | Closed meso-xerophytic swards on slightly acidic to slightly alkaline sandy soils in lowlands of subcontinental Europe | Plantagini-Festucion trachyphyllae Passarge 1964 nom. corr. propos.; Armerion elongatae Krausch 1959; Armerion elongatae Krausch 1962; Plantagini lanceolatae-Festucion brevipilae Passarge 1964 corr. Kratzert et Dengler 1999; Plantagini lanceolatae-Festucion ovinae Passarge 1964; Vicio lathyroidis-Potentillion argenteae Brzeg in Brzeg et Wojterska 1996 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.2 | Medio-European open siliceous grasslands | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 64.7 | Continental inland dunes | overlap |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B11 | Acid grassland: unimproved | overlap |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B12 | Acid grassland: semi-improved | not defined |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 8 | Acid grassland | wider |
| Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) | 14 | Lowland dry acid grassland | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.1.3 | Végétation des dalles siliceuses de basse altitude | narrower |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 4342000 | Biotopy plytkých skeletnatých pôd na silikátovom podloží | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.9 | Non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland, including inland dune grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.9 | Non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland, including inland dune grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.9 | Non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland, including inland dune grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.9 | Dry, open perennial and annual siliceous grassland, including inland dune grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.9 | Dry, open perennial and annual siliceous grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.22 | Dry, open perennial and annual siliceous grassland | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.2 | Medio-European open siliceous grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.2 | Medio-European open siliceous grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.2 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.2 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.2 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 35.2 | same |
