Ponto-Sarmatic steppe-ravine scrub

English name: Ponto-Sarmatic steppe-ravine scrub

Description (English)

Scrub formations of the mantle of steppe ravine woods (bairaks) of the central and eastern Ponto-Sarmatic steppe regions of the Ukraine, with Prunus spinosa, Prunus fruticosa, Prunus tenella (Amygdalus nana), Caragana frutex, with Filipendula vulgaris (Filipendula hexapetala), Stipa lessingiana, Verbascum nigrum, Achillea millefolium, Melica altissima, Phleum phleoides, Stachys recta, Galium rubioides, Melampyrum cristatum, Delphinium elatum, Asperula glauca, Coronilla varia.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code F3.2474
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F3.247)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Achillea millefolium
Flowering Plants Amygdalus nana
Flowering Plants Caragana frutex
Flowering Plants Coronilla varia
Flowering Plants Delphinium elatum
Flowering Plants Filipendula vulgaris
Flowering Plants Galium rubioides
Flowering Plants Melampyrum cristatum
Flowering Plants Melica altissima
Flowering Plants Phleum phleoides
Flowering Plants Prunus fruticosa
Flowering Plants Prunus spinosa
Flowering Plants Prunus tenella
Flowering Plants Stachys recta
Flowering Plants Stipa lessingiana
Flowering Plants Verbascum nigrum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Achillea millefolium Flowering Plants
Amygdalus nana Flowering Plants
Caragana frutex Flowering Plants
Coronilla varia Flowering Plants
Delphinium elatum Flowering Plants
Filipendula vulgaris Flowering Plants
Galium rubioides Flowering Plants
Melampyrum cristatum Flowering Plants
Melica altissima Flowering Plants
Phleum phleoides Flowering Plants
Prunus fruticosa Flowering Plants
Prunus spinosa Flowering Plants
Prunus tenella Flowering Plants
Stachys recta Flowering Plants
Stipa lessingiana Flowering Plants
Verbascum nigrum Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 31.8B74 Ponto-Sarmatic steppe-ravine scrub source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F3.2474 Ponto-Sarmatic steppe-ravine scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F3.2474 Ponto-Sarmatic steppe-ravine scrub same
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