Asio-Mediterranean short grass and therophyte communities

Description (English)

Open, short, grasslands of thermo- and meso-Mediterranean areas of Cyprus, Anatolia and the Levant, with annual grasses, in particular, Stipa capensis (Stipa tortilis) and Brachypodium distachyon and often a representation of short or medium-sized perennial grasses, rich in annual flowering plants and geophytes.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code R1D32

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) E1.333 Asio-Mediterranean short grass and therophyte communities same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.333 Asio-Mediterranean short grass and therophyte communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.333 Asio-Mediterranean short grass and therophyte communities same
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