Mediterraneo-montane steppes
Description (English)
Sparse or discontinuous xerophile grasslands of Stipa pennata, Festuca auquieri (Festuca duriuscula), Festuca hervieri, Koeleria vallesiana or Sesleria albicans var. elegantissima with Helianthemum apenninum, Helianthemum canum, Genista spp., Globularia spp., Ononis striata, Euphorbia seguierana, Potentilla crantzii, Thymus dolomiticus, Plantago argentea, Rosa pimpinellifolia, Dianthus sylvestris, Lavandula angustifolia, Aster alpinus, Anthyllis spp., Carex humilis, best developed in the Causses, but also present locally in Provence and Languedoc, from the Alps to Catalonia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1H1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum apenninum
Flowering Plants
Helianthemum canum
Flowering Plants
Sesleria albicans
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Helianthemum apenninum | Flowering Plants | |
| Helianthemum canum | Flowering Plants | |
| Sesleria albicans | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.51 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.51 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.51 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.51 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.51 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.51 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.161 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.71 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.71 | Mediterraneo-montane steppes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.71 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.71 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.71 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.71 | same |
