Mediterranean to Atlantic open, dry, acid and neutral grassland
Description (English)
Usually ephemeral vegetation related to the yearly cycle of spring rains and summer drought through the western Mediterranean and more fragmentarily into the Atlantic and continental areas where a high diversity of small annual plants make a brief, colourful appearance on bare patches of nutrient-poor, acidic soils. Typically, the habitat occurs as small patches in intimate mosaics with heath and scrub and has provided a valuable supplementary resource for sheep at lambing time.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1R |
|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Tuberaria guttata
Flowering Plants
Ornithopus compressus
Flowering Plants
Filago minima
Flowering Plants
Tolpis barbata
Flowering Plants
Filago gallica
Flowering Plants
Galium divaricatum
Flowering Plants
Linaria pelisseriana
Flowering Plants
Vulpia myuros
Flowering Plants
Vulpia bromoides
Flowering Plants
Ornithopus pinnatus
Flowering Plants
Anthyllis lotoides
Flowering Plants
Aira cupaniana
Flowering Plants
Hispidella hispanica
Flowering Plants
Micropyrum tenellum
Flowering Plants
Moenchia erecta
Flowering Plants
Aira caryophyllea
Flowering Plants
Trifolium cherleri
Flowering Plants
Trifolium arvense
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberaria guttata | Flowering Plants | |
| Ornithopus compressus | Flowering Plants | |
| Filago minima | Flowering Plants | |
| Tolpis barbata | Flowering Plants | |
| Filago gallica | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium divaricatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Linaria pelisseriana | Flowering Plants | |
| Vulpia myuros | Flowering Plants | |
| Vulpia bromoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Ornithopus pinnatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Anthyllis lotoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Aira cupaniana | Flowering Plants | |
| Hispidella hispanica | Flowering Plants | |
| Micropyrum tenellum | Flowering Plants | |
| Moenchia erecta | Flowering Plants | |
| Aira caryophyllea | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium cherleri | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium arvense | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Tuberaria guttata
Flowering Plants
Filago minima
Flowering Plants
Trifolium arvense
Flowering Plants
Ornithopus compressus
Flowering Plants
Trifolium campestre
Flowering Plants
Poa bulbosa
Flowering Plants
Vulpia myuros
Flowering Plants
Aira caryophyllea
Flowering Plants
Filago gallica
Flowering Plants
Vulpia bromoides
Flowering Plants
Rumex acetosella
Flowering Plants
Leontodon saxatilis
Flowering Plants
Tolpis barbata
Flowering Plants
Micropyrum tenellum
Flowering Plants
Vulpia ciliata
Flowering Plants
Rumex bucephalophorus
Flowering Plants
Briza maxima
Flowering Plants
Ornithopus perpusillus
Flowering Plants
Jasione montana
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberaria guttata | Flowering Plants | |
| Filago minima | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium arvense | Flowering Plants | |
| Ornithopus compressus | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium campestre | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa bulbosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Vulpia myuros | Flowering Plants | |
| Aira caryophyllea | Flowering Plants | |
| Filago gallica | Flowering Plants | |
| Vulpia bromoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontodon saxatilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Tolpis barbata | Flowering Plants | |
| Micropyrum tenellum | Flowering Plants | |
| Vulpia ciliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex bucephalophorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Briza maxima | Flowering Plants | |
| Ornithopus perpusillus | Flowering Plants | |
| Jasione montana | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Tuberaria guttata
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberaria guttata | 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 | wider |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.A | Open Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | E1.A | Mediterranean to Atlantic open, dry, acid and neutral grassland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open 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.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.A | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral open grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | same |
