Open Iberian supramediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
Description (English)
Dominated by small tussock grasses, forbs and mat-formers, including many endemics, this grassland occurs on shallow skeletal soils, nutrient-poor and drought-prone, developed over outcrops of siliceous and ultramafic bedrocks at moderate to high altitudes in the western Iberian Peninsula. The habitat is a traditional part of pastoral landscapes grazed mostly by sheep.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1N |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species
Constant species
Dominant species
Flowering Plants
Lotus glareosus
Flowering Plants
Koeleria crassipes
Flowering Plants
Festuca summilusitana
Flowering Plants
Armeria eriophylla
Flowering Plants
Plantago subulata
Flowering Plants
Reseda virgata
Flowering Plants
Sedum brevifolium
Flowering Plants
Paronychia polygonifolia
Flowering Plants
Jasione crispa
Flowering Plants
Festuca indigesta
Flowering Plants
Cerastium gracile
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lotus glareosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Koeleria crassipes | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca summilusitana | Flowering Plants | |
| Armeria eriophylla | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago subulata | Flowering Plants | |
| Reseda virgata | Flowering Plants | |
| Sedum brevifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Paronychia polygonifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Jasione crispa | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca indigesta | Flowering Plants | |
| Cerastium gracile | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Lotus glareosus
Flowering Plants
Plantago subulata
Flowering Plants
Sedum brevifolium
Flowering Plants
Rumex acetosella
Flowering Plants
Poa bulbosa
Flowering Plants
Jasione crispa
Flowering Plants
Koeleria crassipes
Flowering Plants
Filago minima
Flowering Plants
Festuca indigesta
Flowering Plants
Agrostis castellana
Mosses & Liverworts
Polytrichum piliferum
Flowering Plants
Festuca summilusitana
Flowering Plants
Tuberaria guttata
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants
Festuca iberica
Flowering Plants
Avenella flexuosa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lotus glareosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago subulata | Flowering Plants | |
| Sedum brevifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa bulbosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Jasione crispa | Flowering Plants | |
| Koeleria crassipes | Flowering Plants | |
| Filago minima | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca indigesta | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis castellana | Flowering Plants | |
| Polytrichum piliferum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Festuca summilusitana | Flowering Plants | |
| Tuberaria guttata | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca iberica | Flowering Plants | |
| Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Festuca indigesta
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Festuca indigesta | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.8 | Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.81 | Mediterranean therophytic siliceous grassland | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | E1.8 | Open Iberian supramediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.81 | Mediterranean therophytic siliceous 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 | E1.81 | Mediterranean therophytic siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.81 | Mediterranean therophytic siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.81 | Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.81 | Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.23 | Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.3 | Mediterranean siliceous grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.3 | Mediterranean siliceous grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.3 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.3 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.3 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 35.3 | same |
