Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
English name:
Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
Description (English)
Perennial grasslands on acid soils of the supra-Mediterranean zone, dominated by e.g. Festuca elegans or Nardus stricta. Mediterranean annual-rich siliceous grassland of siliceous gravelly, sandy or silty, usually shallow, soils that remain cohesive during the dry season.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.8 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deschampsio maderensis-Parafestucion albidae Capelo et al. 2000 | Madeirean silicicolous perennial grasslands of supra-temperate hyperhumid regions on shallow andosols on rocky outcrops of Madeira | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Sesamoido pygmaeae-Poion violaceae Gamisans 1975 | Relictual oromediterranean oligothrophic dry silicicolous swards of Corsica and Sardinia | Sesamoido-Bellardiochloion variegatae Gamisans 1975 nom. mut. propos.; Caricion caryophyllaeae Gamisans 1975; Caricion caryophyllaeae Gamisans 1977; Sesamoido pygmaeae-Poion violaceae Gamisans 1977; Sedo alpestris-Phleion brachystachydis Gamisans 1975; Sedo alpestris-Phleion brachystachydis Gamisans 1977 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Campanulo herminii-Nardion Rivas-Mart. 1964 | Oligotrophic mat-grass swards of supra-mediterranean and submediterranean regions of Iberian Peninsula | Galio idubidae-Nardion strictae (Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963) de Foucault 1994 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Agrostion castellanae Rivas Goday ex Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980 | Ibero-Atlantic thermo-supramediterranean acidophilous perennial grasslands on sandy-loamy soils | Agrostion castellanae Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963; Agrostion castellanae-tenuis Rivas Goday 1958; Agrostion truncatulae de Foucault 1999 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Agrostio castellanae-Stipion giganteae Rivas Goday ex Rivas-Mart. et Fernández González 1991 | Lusitano-Carpetanian thermo-supramediterranean xeric-subhumid acidophilous pastures on sandy-loamy soils | Agrostio castellanae-Celtidion giganteae Rivas Goday ex Rivas-Mart. et Fernández González 1991 nom. mut. propos.; Plantagini-Corynephorion canescentis Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex G. López 1977; Agrostio-Stipion giganteae Rivas Goday 1958; Agrostio castellanae-Plantaginion radicatae Rivas Goday ex Rivas-Mart. et Fernández González 1991; Corynephoro-Plantaginion radicatae Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex G. López 1977 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Festucion merinoi Rivas-Mart. et Sánchez-Mata in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986 corr. Rivas-Mart. et Sánchez-Mata in Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002 | Western Iberian-Cantabrian supramediterranean subhumid-humid acidophilous pastures on humic brown soils | Festucion elegantis Rivas-Mart. et Sánchez-Mata in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Campanulo herminii-Nardion strictae Rivas-Mart. 1964 | Relictual supratemperate submediterranean and supra-oromediterranean mat-grass swards of mountains of central and western Iberian Peninsula | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Festuca elegans
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Festuca elegans | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.3 | Mediterranean therophytic siliceous grasslands | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.6 | Iberian tall fescue grasslands | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.7 | Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | same |
