Mediterranean short humid grassland
English name:
Mediterranean short humid grassland
Description (English)
Very short grasslands of impermeable compact soils or marls, wet for a large part of the year, and desiccated in summer, characteristic of the Mediterranean basin, with irradiations north to the Illyrian zone of the northwestern Balkan peninsula, with Deschampsia media, Centaurium pulchellum, Lotus tenuis, Trifolium lappaceum, Prunella hyssopifolia, Plantago maritima ssp. serpentina, Centaurea timbali.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E3.2 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brachypodio sylvatici-Holoschoenion romani Gradstein et Schmittenberg 1977 | Riparian and spring-marsh wet grasslands at mid-altitude of Crete | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Dactylorhizo-Juncion striati S. Brullo et Grillo 1978 | Humid meadows of high altitudes of Calabria and Sicilia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Sieglingion decumbentis Gamisans 1976 | Relictual oromediterranean oligothrophic wet silicicolous swards of Corsica Corsica | Danthonion decumbentis Gamisans 1976 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Plantaginion thalackeri Quézel 1953 | Relictual oro-cryomediterranean hygrophilous and chionophilous mat-grass swards of souht Spanish Sierra Nevada | Plantaginion nivalis Quézel 1953 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Trifolion maritimi Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 | Temporarily flooded heavily grazed nutrient-rich grasslands and herblands on sub-saline soils of Mediterranean | Trifolio fragiferi-Cynodontion Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958; Trifolion maritimi Br.-Bl. 1931; Trifolion squamosi Julve 1993 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Centaurium pulchellum
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia media
Flowering Plants
Lotus tenuis
Flowering Plants
Prunella hyssopifolia
Flowering Plants
Trifolium lappaceum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Centaurium pulchellum | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia media | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus tenuis | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunella hyssopifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium lappaceum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.5 | Mediterranean short humid grasslands | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.5 | Mediterranean short humid grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.5 | Mediterranean short humid grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.5 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.5 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.5 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.5 | same |
