Mediterranean short moist grassland of lowlands
Description (English)
Short species-rich swards dominated by graminoids, traditionally sustained by heavy grazing, on clay soils through the Mediterranean region where there is winter waterlogging and distinctive surface cracking in the droughty summer.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R32 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species
Constant species
Dominant species
Flowering Plants
Prunella hyssopifolia
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia media
Flowering Plants
Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina
Flowering Plants
Centaurium pulchellum
Flowering Plants
Leontodon hirtus
Flowering Plants
Carex flacca
Flowering Plants
Lotus tenuis
Flowering Plants
Achillea ageratum
Flowering Plants
Blackstonia perfoliata
Flowering Plants
Brachypodium phoenicoides
Flowering Plants
Thymelaea passerina
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prunella hyssopifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia media | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina | Flowering Plants | |
| Centaurium pulchellum | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontodon hirtus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex flacca | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus tenuis | Flowering Plants | |
| Achillea ageratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Blackstonia perfoliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Brachypodium phoenicoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Thymelaea passerina | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Carex flacca
Flowering Plants
Prunella hyssopifolia
Flowering Plants
Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia media
Flowering Plants
Agrostis stolonifera
Flowering Plants
Centaurium pulchellum
Flowering Plants
Lotus tenuis
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
Flowering Plants
Lotus corniculatus
Flowering Plants
Briza media
Flowering Plants
Brachypodium phoenicoides
Flowering Plants
Leontodon hirtus
Flowering Plants
Centaurea jacea
Flowering Plants
Juncus articulatus
Flowering Plants
Blackstonia perfoliata
Flowering Plants
Koeleria vallesiana
Flowering Plants
Festuca rubra
Flowering Plants
Dorycnium pentaphyllum
Flowering Plants
Schoenus nigricans
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carex flacca | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunella hyssopifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia media | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Flowering Plants | |
| Centaurium pulchellum | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus tenuis | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus corniculatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Briza media | Flowering Plants | |
| Brachypodium phoenicoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontodon hirtus | Flowering Plants | |
| Centaurea jacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus articulatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Blackstonia perfoliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Koeleria vallesiana | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Dorycnium pentaphyllum | Flowering Plants | |
| Schoenus nigricans | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia media
Flowering Plants
Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina
Flowering Plants
Prunella hyssopifolia
Flowering Plants
Carex flacca
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deschampsia media | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunella hyssopifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex flacca | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | E3.2a | Mediterranean short moist grassland of lowlands | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.2 | Mediterranean short humid grassland | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.5 | Mediterranean short humid grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.5 | Mediterranean short humid grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.5 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.5 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.5 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.5 | same |
