Helleno-Balkanic short grass and therophyte communities
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.332 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.3) |
Description (English)
Open, short, grasslands of thermo- and meso-mediterranean areas of Greece and its islands and of the Balkan peninsula, with numerous annual grasses such as Bromus fasciculatus, Bromus madritensis, Bromus intermedius, Bromus alopecuros, Bromus rubens, Brachypodium distachyon, Aegilops neglecta, Aegilops geniculata, Aegilops triuncialis, Avena sterilis, Avena barbata, Lagurus ovatus, Cynosurus echinatus, Stipa capensis, but sometimes with a strong representation of short or medium-sized perennial grasses such as Hyparrhenia hirta, Andropogon distachyos, Cynodon dactylon, Dactylis hispanica. They are very rich in annual flowering plants, among which of genera Euphorbia, Silene, Nigella, Adonis, Papaver, Fumaria, Biscutella, Rapistrum, Althaea, Malva, Linum, Geranium, Astragalus, Ononis, Trigonella, Medicago, Melilotus, Trifolium, Lotus, Coronilla, Scorpiurus, Hedysarum, Onobrychis, Bupleurum, Daucus, Anagallis, Orobanche, Plantago, Centaurium, Galium, Evax, Filago, Pallenis, Anthemis, Chrysanthemum, Tragopogon, suffrutescent labiates of genera Teucrium, Thymus, Ballota, Phlomis, Micromeria, Salvia and others, and geophytes such as Urginea maritima, Asphodelus microcarpus, Lloydia graeca, Allium spp., Ornithogalum spp., Muscari spp., Romulea spp., Orchis spp., Ophrys spp., Anacamptis pyramidalis. They constitute a wide array of distinctive communities, many of them very local and restricted to small surfaces. Many of the more extensive pastures, in particular those dominated by annual grasses, are subnitrophilous or nitrophilous and may be better classified under unit 34.8.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Aegilops geniculata | Flowering Plants | |
Aegilops neglecta | Flowering Plants | |
Aegilops triuncialis | Flowering Plants | |
Anacamptis pyramidalis | Flowering Plants | |
Andropogon distachyos | Flowering Plants | |
Asphodelus microcarpus | Flowering Plants | |
Avena barbata | Flowering Plants | |
Avena sterilis | Flowering Plants | |
Brachypodium distachyon | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus alopecuros | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus fasciculatus | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus intermedius | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus madritensis | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus rubens | Flowering Plants | |
Cynodon dactylon | Flowering Plants | |
Cynosurus echinatus | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylis hispanica | Flowering Plants | |
Hyparrhenia hirta | Flowering Plants | |
Lagurus ovatus | Flowering Plants | |
Lloydia graeca | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa capensis | Flowering Plants | |
Urginea maritima | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.532 | Helleno-Balkanic short grass and therophyte communities | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.332 | Helleno-Balkanic short grass and therophyte communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.332 | Helleno-Balkanic short grass and therophyte communities | same |