EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E5 - Woodland fringes and clearings and tall forb stands > E5.1 - Anthropogenic herb stands

Anthropogenic herb stands

English name: Anthropogenic herb stands

Description (English)

Stands of herbs developing on abandoned urban or agricultural land, on land that has been reclaimed, on transport networks, or on land used for waste disposal.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

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EUNIS habitat type	code E5.1

Legal status

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Name	Definition	Alternatives	Reftext
Valantio muralis-Galion muralis S. Brullo in S. Brullo et Marcenó 1985	Mesic nitrophilous winter-annual fringe and wall vegetation of central and eastern Mediterranean	Stellario neglectae-Urticion membranaceae Fanelli in Bianco et al. 2002	Schaminee et al, 2012
Linario polygalifoliae-Vulpion alopecuri Br.-Bl., Rozeira et Silva in Br.-Bl. et al. 1972	Submediterranean Cantabrian-Atlantic and thermomediterranean south Iberian-Tingitan annual grasslands on disturbed coastal sand dunes	Vulpion alopecuroidis Rivas-Mart. et Izco 1977; Scrophulario frutescentis-Vulpion alopecuri Br.-Bl., Rozeira et Silva in Br.-Bl. et al. 1972 nom. dubium propos.; Linario viscosae-Vulpion alopecuri Rivas-Mart. et Izco ex Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980	Schaminee et al, 2012
Balloto-Conion maculati S. Brullo et Marcenó 1985	Tall herb perennial ruderal communities of mesic habitats at high-altitudes of submediterranean regions of southern Europe	Galio-Alliarietalia Oberd. in Görs et T. Müller 1969; Conio maculati-Sambucion ebuli (Rivas-Mart. et Costa 1998) Rivas-Mart. et al. 2001; Sambucion ebuli (O. de Bolòs et Vigo ex Rivas-Mart. et al. 1991) Rivas-Mart. et Costa 1998	Schaminee et al, 2012
Carduo carpetani-Cirsion odontolepidis Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986	Central-Iberian thistle-dominated ruderal vegetation at high-latitudes	Verbascion nevadensis Esteve et M. López 1973	Schaminee et al, 2012
Chenopodion muralis Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1936	Mediterranean nutrient-loving ruderal vegetation dominated by low-grown non-succulent herbs	Chenopodion murali Br.-Bl. 1931 (orig. form); Rudereto-Chenopodion Rothmaler 1943 (orig. form); Malvion parviflorae (Rivas-Mart. 1978) S. Brullo in S. Brullo et Marcenó 1985	Schaminee et al, 2012
Onopordion castellani Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002	Thistle-dominated ruderal vegetation of Iberian Peninsula	Scolymo-Carthamion lanati (Rivas Goday 1964) Ladero et al. 1981; Onopordion gautieri Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 nom. corr.; Onopordion arabici Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958; Onopordion nervosi Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 corr. Rivas-Mart. 1975; Onopordion castellani Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 corr. Rivas-Mart. 2001	Schaminee et al, 2012
Inulo viscosae-Agropyrion repentis Biondi et Allegrezza 1996	Anthropogenic semi-ruderal and ruderal grasslands and herblands of submediterranean regions of Apenninian and Balkan Peninsulas	Inulion viscosae Trinajstic 1978; Dittrichio viscosae-Elytrigion repentis Biondi et Allegrezza 1996 nom. mut. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Laguro ovati-Bromion rigidi Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1985	Annual grasslands on disturbed coastal sand dunes of Atlantic coast of France		Schaminee et al, 2012
Parietarion lusitanico-mauritanicae Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002	Mesic shade-loving nitrophilous annual plant communities in thermo- and mesomediterranean belts of Western Mediterranean	Parietarion lusitanico-mauritanicae Rivas-Mart. et al. 2001	Schaminee et al, 2012
Fedio-Convolvulion cupaniani S. Brullo et Spampinato 1986	Weed vegetation of vineyards, abandoned fields and roadsides in themo-mesomediterranean belts of Sicily	Cerintho majoris-Convolvulion cupaniani (S. Brullo et Spampinato 1986) de Foucault 2012	Schaminee et al, 2012
Brachyaction ciliatae Pop et Vitalariu 1971	Herb-rich ruderal chenopod vegetation of nutrient-rich ruderal habitats of Central and Eastern Europe	Atriplicion Hejný 1976; Atriplicion Passarge 1978; Atriplicion tataricae Gutte 1973; Atriplici–Sisymbrion Hejný 1978; Sisymbrion sophiae Mititelu et Barabas 1972; Vicion cordati-variae Levon 1996; Salsolo-Atriplicion nitentis Fiodorov in Mirkin et al. 1986	Schaminee et al, 2012
Cardaminion graecae Biondi et al. ex Biondi, Pinzi et Gubellini 2013	Mesic nitrophilous winter-annual fringe vegetation of Apennines	Cardaminion graecae Biondi et al. 2004	Schaminee et al, 2012
Echio-Galactition tomentosae O. de Bolòs et Molinier 1969	Mediterranean tall herb ruderal vegetation on calcareous nutrient-rich disturbed and man-made soils		Schaminee et al, 2012
Alysso granatensis-Brassicion barrelieri Rivas-Mart. et Izco 1977	Spring pioneer vegetation of nutrient-poor soils of Spanish Meseta Central	Thero-Bromion Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963	Schaminee et al, 2012
Onopordion illyrici Oberd. 1954	Thistle-dominated ruderal vegetation of submediterranean regions of Balkans		Schaminee et al, 2012
Tamarici ramosissimae-Salsolion australis Golub 1994	Ruderal vegetation on disturbed sand dunes od the Caspian region	Salsolion australis Golub 1987; Salsolion australis Golub et Savchenko 1986	Schaminee et al, 2012
Geranio purpurei-Torilidion Lohmeyer et Trautmann 1970	Mesic nitrophilous winter-annual fringe vegetation of Macaronesia	Galio-Geranion purpurei Lohmeyer 1975; Senecion tussilaginis Oberd. 1965	Schaminee et al, 2012
Euphorbio taurinensis-Geranion lucidi Matevski et Carni in Mucina et al. 2009	Mesic nitrophilous winter-annual fringe vegetation of submediterranean regions of Balkan Peninsula	Euphorbio taurinensis-Geranion lucidi Carni 2001	Schaminee et al, 2012
Salsolion ruthenicae Philippi ex Oberd. 1983	Ruderal vegetation of disturbed gravelly and sandy soils of subcontinental regions of Central Europe	Conyzo-Bromion tectori Passarge 1978; Conyzo-Senecionion viscosi Eliáš 1986; Salsolion ruthenicae Philippi 1971	Schaminee et al, 2012
Artemisio absinthii-Agropyrion intermedii T. Müller et Görs 1969	Disturbed semi-ruderal steppic grasslands of continental valleys of Alps	Artemisio absinthii-Elytrigion intermedii T. Müller et Görs 1969 nom. mut. propos.; Artemisio-Agropyrion intermedii resp. truncati Soó 1964 (orig. form); Gypsophilo paniculatae-Agropyrion repentis Borhidi, Csiky, La´jer et Pa´l in Borhidi et al. 2012	Schaminee et al, 2012
Geranio pusilli-Anthriscion caucalidis Rivas-Mart. 1978	Mesic nitrophilous winter-annual fringe vegetation of Atlantic seaboards of northern Spain and France	Drabo muralis-Cardaminion hirsutae de Foucault 1988; Anthrisco caucalidis-Cochlearion danicae de Foucault 2009	Schaminee et al, 2012
Resedo lanceolatae-Moricandion Fernandez Casas et M.E. Sánchez 1972	Sub-nitrophilous low-herb vegetation of dry habitats of southern Iberia	Carrichtero-Amberboion Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963; Carrichtero annuae-Amberboion lippii Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex Esteve 1973	Schaminee et al, 2012
Onopordion acanthii Br.-Bl. et al. 1936	Thistle-dominated xero-mesophilous ruderal vegetation of subcontinental Central Europe and northern Balkans	Potentillo-Artemision absinthii Eliáš (1979) 1981; Artemision absinthii Eliáš 1979; Artemision absinthii Lakušic et al. 1975; Cirsio eriophori-Verbascion Eliáš 1986; Cirsion candelabri Redžic et al. 2011; Hordeo-Onopordion acanthi Libbert 1932; Marrubion peregrini Slavnic 1951; Onopordion Br.-Bl. 1926	Schaminee et al, 2012
Mesembryanthemion crystallini Rivas-Martínez et al. 1993	Mediterranean-Macaronesian sub-halophilous ruderal vegetation dominated by succulent herbs		Schaminee et al, 2012
Cymbalario muralis-Asplenion Segal 1969	Fern-rich crevice vegetation of sunny walls of atlantic to subcontinental cool temperate regions of Europe	Linarion cymbalariae Segal 1961; Tortulo-Linarion cymbalariae Westhoff 1966	Schaminee et al, 2012
Hyperico perforati-Ferulion communis Vicente Orellana et Galán de Mera 2008	Tall-herb ruderal communities of managed disturbed habitats in meso- to supramediterranean belts of Iberian Peninsula		Schaminee et al, 2012
Parietario-Galion muralis Rivas-Mart. 1964	Thermomediterranean vegetation of limestone walls of Wstern and Central Mediterranean	Parietario judaicae-Centranthion rubri Rivas-Mart. 1960; Centrantho-Parietarion judaicae Rivas-Mart. 1960 nom. invers. propos.; Linario-Parietarion diffusae Br.-Bl. 1964; Parietario-Centranthion rubri Rivas-Mart. 1969; Parietarion judaicae Segal 1969; Galio muralis-Parietarion Rivas Goday 1964 nom. invers. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Parietario judaicae-Hyoscyamion aurei S. Brullo et Guarino 1999	Thermomediterranean vegetation of limestone walls of Eastern Mediterranean		Schaminee et al, 2012
Arction lappae Tx. 1937	Ruderal communities dominated by short-lived perennials on moister soils of cool temperate Europe	Arction (Tx. 1937) Weeda et Schaminée 1998; Cirsio-Elytrigion Doing 1974; Eu-Arction Sissingh in Westhoff et al. 1946; Rumicion obtusifolii Gutte 1972	Schaminee et al, 2012
Aegopodion podagrariae Tx. 1967 nom. conserv. propos.	Nitrophilous herb-rich communities of mesic margins and clearings of forests and scrub in temperate and subboreal zones of Europe; Tall-herb perennial ruderal and semi-natural fringe thermophilous communities on nutrient-rich soils in temperate and subboreal zones of Europe	Parietarion officinalis Ratiu et al. 1966; Sambucion ebuli Eliáš 1979; Parietarion officinalis Boscaiu et al. 1964 nom. rejic. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Bromo madritensis-Oryzopsion miliaceae O. de Bolòs 1970	Thermomediterranean semi-ruderal perennial grasslands on deep soils of disturbed road verges	Bromo madritensis-Piptatherion miliaceae O. de Bolòs 1970 nom. mut. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Erysimo wittmannii-Hackelion Bernátová 1986	Therophyte-rich zoogenic vegetation of mammal lairs under stone overhangs in mountains of nemoral zone of Europe	Asperugion procumbentis Rübel 1933	Schaminee et al, 2012
Dauco-Melilotion Görs ex Rostanski et Gutte 1971	Xero-mesophilous ruderal vegetation dominated by biennial plants of temperate and sub-boreal Europe	Dauco-Melilotion Görs 1966; Dauco-Melilotion Görs in Oberd. et al. 1967; Tanaceto-Artemision vulgaris Golub et al. 2005; Tussilaginion Szabó 1971	Schaminee et al, 2012
Cerintho majoris-Fedion cornucopiae Rivas-Mart. et Izco ex Peinado et al. 1986	Segetal vegetation on lime-rich clays in thermomediterranean belt of southern Iberian Peninsula	Cerintho-Mandragorion Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963; Cerintho-Mandragorion Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex Izco 1977; Cerintho-Fedion cornucopiae Rivas-Mart. et Izco 1977	Schaminee et al, 2012
Cirsion richterano-chodati (Rivas-Mart. in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1984) Rivas-Mart. et al. 1991	Cantabro-Pyreneean thistle-dominated ruderal vegetation at high-latitudes		Schaminee et al, 2012
Anthriscion nemorosae S. Brullo in S. Brullo et Marcenó 1985	Ruderal and semi-natural fringe thermophilous communities of short-lived low herbs on nutrient-rich soils at high atitudes of (sub)mediterranean Europe		Schaminee et al, 2012
Bassio-Artemision austriacae Solomeshch in Mirkin et al. 1986	Disturbed semi-ruderal steppic grasslands in steppe zone of Ukraine and southeastern Russia	Helictotricho-Ceratocarpion arenarii Saitov 1989	Schaminee et al, 2012
Sisymbrion officinalis Tx. et al. ex von Rochow 1951	Grass-rich annual ruderal vegetation of nutrient-rich habitats of temperate winter-mild Western and Central Europe	Bromo-Hordeion murini Hejný 1978; Sisymbrion officinalis Tx. et al. ex Görs 1966; Sisymbrion officinalis Tx. et al. in Tx. 1950; Bromo-Hordeion murini (Allorge 1922) Lohmeyer 1950 (sensu Solomakha 1996)	Schaminee et al, 2012
Artemisio marschalliani-Elytrigion intermedii Korotchenko et Didukh 1997	Disturbed semi-ruderal steppic grasslands in forest-steppe zone of Ukraine		Schaminee et al, 2012
Malvion neglectae (Gutte 1972) Hejný 1978	Nitrophilous ruderal vegetation of low-grown herbs in slightly trampled habitats of temperate Western and Central Europe	Malvion neglectae Hejný in Hejný et al. 1979	Schaminee et al, 2012
Hordeion murini Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1936	Mediterranean ruderal vegetation dominated by winter-annual grasses	Hordeion Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1947; Hordeion murini Br.-Bl. 1931; Rudereto-Hordeion Rothmaler 1943 (oriig. form); Hordeion leporini Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1936 corr. O. de Bolòs 1962	Schaminee et al, 2012
Taeniathero-Aegilopion geniculatae Rivas-Mart. et Izco 1977	Annual grasslands of abandoned overgrazed habitats of Spanish Meseta Central	Aegilopion Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963	Schaminee et al, 2012
Silybo mariani-Urticion piluliferae Sissingh ex Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958	Thistle-dominated ruderal vegetation of Central Mediterranean	Silybion mariani Rivas-Mart. in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1992; Silybo-Urticion Sissingh 1950; Urtico piluliferae-Silybion mariani Sissingh ex Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 nom. invers. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Veronico-Urticion urentis S. Brullo in S. Brullo et Marcenó 1985	Mesic nitrophilous sciophilous weed vegetation of fertilised and irrigated citrus groves on alluvial soils in central Mediterranean		Schaminee et al, 2012
Geo-Alliarion Lohmeyer et Oberd. in Görs et T. Müller 1969	Ruderal and semi-natural fringe thermophilous communities of short-lived low herbs on nutrient-rich soils of temperate Europe	Alliarion Oberd. 1957; Alliarion Oberd. ex Hejný in Holub et al. 1967; Alliarion Oberd. ex Passarge 1978; Geo-Alliarion Sissingh 1973; Anthrisco-Chaerophyllion (Tx. et Brun-Hool 1975) Gehlken 2003; Lapsano-Geranion robertiani (Sissingh 1973) Dierschke 1974; Galio-Alliarion (Oberd. 1957) Lohmeyer et Oberd. in Oberd. et al. 1967	Schaminee et al, 2012
Allion triquetri O. de Bolòs 1967	Mesic nitrophilous geophyte-rich fringe vegetation of Western Mediterranean	Smyrnion olusatri Rivas Goday 1964	Schaminee et al, 2012
Scolymion hispanici Morariu 1967	Thistle-dominated ruderal vegetation of Black Sea coastal regions		Schaminee et al, 2012
Convolvulo-Agropyrion Görs 1967	Anthropogenec semi-ruderal and ruderal grasslands of tempetrate Europe	Calamagrostio-Elytrigion Doing 1974; Convolvulo-Elytrigion Doing 1974; Rubo caesii-Calamagrostion epigeji (Dengler 1997) Dengler et Wollert in Dengler et al. 2003; Gageo pratensis-Allion schoenoprasi Passarge 1964; Falcario vulgaris-Poion angustifoliae Passarge 1989; Poion compressae T. Müller et Görs ex Dengler et Wollert in Dengler et al. 2003; Convolvulo arvensis-Elytrigion repentis Görs 1967 nom. mut. propos.; Convolvulo arvensis-Elytrigion repentis Görs 1966 corr. Julve 1993	Schaminee et al, 2012

Species mentioned in habitat description

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	7.1	Terrains piétinés et rudéraux	overlap

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E5.1	Anthropogenic herb stands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E5.6	Anthropogenic forb-rich habitats	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	J6.1	Weed communities of waste deposits	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	J6.1	Weed communities of waste deposits	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E5.6	Anthropogenic forb-rich habitats	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	J6.1	Weed communities of waste deposits	narrower

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