Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation
Description (English)
Drylands with shrub cover greater than 10%, and with a large component of non-vernal unpalatable plants, including geophytes of the genera Asphodelus and Drimia, thistles such as Carlina, Carthamus, Centaurea, and Onopordum, and other plants such as Ferula and Phlomis, especially characteristic of the drier parts of the Mediterranean Basin but occurring elsewhere with suitable conditions such as the dry continental valleys of Switzerland. These habitats usually result from over-grazing of garrigue, which eliminates the shrubs.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code V33 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Silybum marianum
Flowering Plants
Cynara cardunculus
Flowering Plants
Marrubium vulgare
Flowering Plants
Malva sylvestris
Flowering Plants
Foeniculum vulgare
Flowering Plants
Hordeum murinum
Flowering Plants
Carduus tenuiflorus
Flowering Plants
Centaurea calcitrapa
Flowering Plants
Rumex pulcher
Flowering Plants
Scolymus grandiflorus
Flowering Plants
Carthamus lanatus
Flowering Plants
Stachys ocymastrum
Flowering Plants
Avena sterilis
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silybum marianum | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynara cardunculus | Flowering Plants | |
| Marrubium vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
| Malva sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
| Hordeum murinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Carduus tenuiflorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Centaurea calcitrapa | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex pulcher | Flowering Plants | |
| Scolymus grandiflorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carthamus lanatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Stachys ocymastrum | Flowering Plants | |
| Avena sterilis | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Silybum marianum
Flowering Plants
Hordeum murinum
Flowering Plants
Dactylis glomerata
Flowering Plants
Daucus carota
Flowering Plants
Avena barbata
Flowering Plants
Foeniculum vulgare
Flowering Plants
Convolvulus arvensis
Flowering Plants
Plantago lanceolata
Flowering Plants
Eryngium campestre
Flowering Plants
Malva sylvestris
Flowering Plants
Sonchus oleraceus
Flowering Plants
Rumex pulcher
Flowering Plants
Avena sterilis
Flowering Plants
Anagallis arvensis
Flowering Plants
Geranium molle
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silybum marianum | Flowering Plants | |
| Hordeum murinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Dactylis glomerata | Flowering Plants | |
| Daucus carota | Flowering Plants | |
| Avena barbata | Flowering Plants | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Flowering Plants | |
| Eryngium campestre | Flowering Plants | |
| Malva sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
| Sonchus oleraceus | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex pulcher | Flowering Plants | |
| Avena sterilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Anagallis arvensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium molle | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Silybum marianum
Flowering Plants
Foeniculum vulgare
Flowering Plants
Asphodelus ramosus
Flowering Plants
Cynara cardunculus
Flowering Plants
Asphodelus albus
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silybum marianum | Flowering Plants | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
| Asphodelus ramosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynara cardunculus | Flowering Plants | |
| Asphodelus albus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.C | Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.C | Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E5.1 | Over-grazed arid Mediterranean garrigues (ermes) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E5.1 | Over-grazed arid Mediterranean garrigues (ermes) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E5.1 | Over-grazed arid Mediterranean garrigues (ermes) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.C | Over-grazed arid Mediterranean garrigues (ermes) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.9 | Over-grazed arid Mediterranean garrigues (ermes) | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.9 | Ermes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.9 | Ermes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.9 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.9 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.9 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.9 | same |
