Western Mediterranean therophytic siliceous grassland
Description (English)
West Mediterranean annual-rich grasslands of siliceous gravelly, sandy or silty, usually shallow, soils that remain cohesive during the dry season; they are rich in small Fabaceae, in particular of genera, Trifolium, Lathyrus, Ornithopus, Lupinus, Anthyllis, Coronilla and grasses of genera Corynephorus, Aira, Airopsis, Molineria, Vulpia, Briza, Anthoxanthum, Micropyrum; characteristic species include Tuberaria guttata, Silene gallica, Linaria pelisseriana, Plantago bellardii, Galium divaricatum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code R1N1 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Galium divaricatum | Flowering Plants | |
Linaria pelisseriana | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago bellardii | Flowering Plants | |
Silene gallica | Flowering Plants | |
Tuberaria guttata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grasslands | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.231 | West Mediterranean siliceous grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.31 | West Mediterranean siliceous grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.31 | West Mediterranean siliceous grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.31 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.31 | same |