Trampled xeric grasslands with annuals
Description (English)
Low annual grassland on dry and warm trampled localities, for example, the communities of the alliance Polygono-Coronopodion with Cynodon dactylon, Eragrostis minor, Herniaria glabra, Herniaria hirsuta, Juncus tenuis, Lepidium coronopus, Lepidium ruderale, Lolium perenne, Matricaria discoidea, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Poa annua agg. and Polygonum arenastrum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code V34 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Portulaca oleracea
Flowering Plants
Sclerochloa dura
Flowering Plants
Polygonum aviculare
Flowering Plants
Cynodon dactylon
Flowering Plants
Euphorbia maculata
Flowering Plants
Heliotropium europaeum
Flowering Plants
Euphorbia chamaesyce
Flowering Plants
Eleusine indica
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portulaca oleracea | Flowering Plants | |
| Sclerochloa dura | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum aviculare | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynodon dactylon | Flowering Plants | |
| Euphorbia maculata | Flowering Plants | |
| Heliotropium europaeum | Flowering Plants | |
| Euphorbia chamaesyce | Flowering Plants | |
| Eleusine indica | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Polygonum aviculare
Flowering Plants
Cynodon dactylon
Flowering Plants
Chenopodium album
Flowering Plants
Portulaca oleracea
Flowering Plants
Convolvulus arvensis
Flowering Plants
Plantago coronopus
Flowering Plants
Lolium perenne
Flowering Plants
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Flowering Plants
Plantago major
Flowering Plants
Setaria pumila
Flowering Plants
Sclerochloa dura
Flowering Plants
Plantago lanceolata
Flowering Plants
Echinochloa crus-galli
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Polygonum aviculare | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynodon dactylon | Flowering Plants | |
| Chenopodium album | Flowering Plants | |
| Portulaca oleracea | Flowering Plants | |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago coronopus | Flowering Plants | |
| Lolium perenne | Flowering Plants | |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago major | Flowering Plants | |
| Setaria pumila | Flowering Plants | |
| Sclerochloa dura | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Flowering Plants | |
| Echinochloa crus-galli | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Cynodon dactylon
Flowering Plants
Polygonum aviculare
Flowering Plants
Sclerochloa dura
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cynodon dactylon | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum aviculare | Flowering Plants | |
| Sclerochloa dura | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.E | Trampled xeric grasslands with annuals | same |
