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 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Galium divaricatum
Flowering Plants
Linaria pelisseriana
Flowering Plants
Plantago bellardii
Flowering Plants
Silene gallica
Flowering Plants
Tuberaria guttata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.811 | West Mediterranean siliceous grassland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
