Iberian oromediterranean siliceous dry grassland
Description (English)
Grassland of base-poor soils over siliceous bedrock on the slopes and crests of high mountains in the Iberian Peninsula with a short growing season and harsh winters with strong winds which blow the ground free of snow and leave the surface subject to deep cold and the development of freeze-thaw features. The vegetation cover, moderately open to closed, is dominated by prostrate or dwarf grasses and forbs and includes many endemics.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code R1G |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Luzula caespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca indigesta | Flowering Plants | |
Jasione crispa | Flowering Plants | |
Sedum brevifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus langeanus | Flowering Plants | |
Silene ciliata | Flowering Plants | |
Phalacrocarpum oppositifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Armeria caespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
Sempervivum vicentei | Flowering Plants | |
Leontodon boryi | Flowering Plants | |
Rumex suffruticosus | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Sedum brevifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Jasione crispa | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca indigesta | Flowering Plants | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula caespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
Silene ciliata | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus langeanus | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Phyteuma hemisphaericum | Flowering Plants | |
Solidago virgaurea | Flowering Plants | |
Rumex acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Festuca indigesta | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula caespitosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.5 | Mediterranean-montane grassland | narrower |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.8 | Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | E1.5a | Iberian oromediterranean siliceous dry grassland | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.5 | Mediterranean-montane grassland | same | |
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 200308 | E1.5 | Mediterraneo-montane grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.5 | Mediterraneo-montane grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.5 | Mediterraneo-montane grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.5 | Mediterraneo-montane grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.16 | Mediterraneo-montane grassland | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.7 | Mediterraneo-montane grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.7 | Mediterraneo-montane grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.7 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.7 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.7 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.7 | same |