Low steppic scrub
Description (English)
Low scrub, dominated by various, often clonal, shrubs frequently forming patches in locally mesic and sheltered situations within the dry grasslands of the steppe zone of Central and Eastern Europe. It can form a persistent natural landscape element or develop after the abandonment of pasturing.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S36 |
|---|---|
| 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
Diagnostic species
Constant species
Dominant species
Flowering Plants
Prunus fruticosa
Flowering Plants
Prunus tenella
Flowering Plants
Caragana frutex
Flowering Plants
Phlomis tuberosa
Flowering Plants
Spiraea media
Flowering Plants
Salvia nemorosa
Flowering Plants
Achillea pannonica
Flowering Plants
Vinca herbacea
Flowering Plants
Fragaria viridis
Flowering Plants
Adonis vernalis
Flowering Plants
Falcaria vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Thalictrum minus
Flowering Plants
Festuca valesiaca
Flowering Plants
Veronica spicata
Flowering Plants
Spiraea crenata
Flowering Plants
Galium glaucum
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prunus fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunus tenella | Flowering Plants | |
| Caragana frutex | Flowering Plants | |
| Phlomis tuberosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Spiraea media | Flowering Plants | |
| Salvia nemorosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Achillea pannonica | Flowering Plants | |
| Vinca herbacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Fragaria viridis | Flowering Plants | |
| Adonis vernalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Falcaria vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Thalictrum minus | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca valesiaca | Flowering Plants | |
| Veronica spicata | Flowering Plants | |
| Spiraea crenata | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium glaucum | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Poa pratensis
Flowering Plants
Festuca valesiaca
Flowering Plants
Galium verum
Flowering Plants
Teucrium chamaedrys
Flowering Plants
Stachys recta
Flowering Plants
Prunus tenella
Flowering Plants
Prunus fruticosa
Flowering Plants
Medicago falcata
Flowering Plants
Thalictrum minus
Flowering Plants
Caragana frutex
Flowering Plants
Fragaria viridis
Flowering Plants
Salvia nemorosa
Flowering Plants
Achillea millefolium
Flowering Plants
Falcaria vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Eryngium campestre
Flowering Plants
Stipa capillata
Flowering Plants
Phlomis tuberosa
Flowering Plants
Filipendula vulgaris
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Poa pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca valesiaca | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium verum | Flowering Plants | |
| Teucrium chamaedrys | Flowering Plants | |
| Stachys recta | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunus tenella | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunus fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Medicago falcata | Flowering Plants | |
| Thalictrum minus | Flowering Plants | |
| Caragana frutex | Flowering Plants | |
| Fragaria viridis | Flowering Plants | |
| Salvia nemorosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Achillea millefolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Falcaria vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Eryngium campestre | Flowering Plants | |
| Stipa capillata | Flowering Plants | |
| Phlomis tuberosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Filipendula vulgaris | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Prunus tenella
Flowering Plants
Prunus fruticosa
Flowering Plants
Caragana frutex
Flowering Plants
Spiraea media
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prunus tenella | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunus fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Caragana frutex | Flowering Plants | |
| Spiraea media | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | overlap |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.2 | Submediterranean deciduous thickets and brushes | overlap |
| European Red List of Habitats | F3.1f | Low steppic scrub | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.2 | Submediterranean deciduous thickets and brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.2 | Mediterraneo-montane broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F3.2 | Mediterraneo-montane broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F3.2 | Mediterraneo-montane broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F1.3 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.5 | Sub-mediterranean broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.3 | Thorn-thickets, hedgerows and lowland scrub | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.8 | Western Eurasian thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.8 | Western Eurasian thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.8 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.8 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.8 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.8 | same |
