EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E1 - Dry grasslands > E1.2 - Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes > E1.27 - Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland

Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland

English name: Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland

Description (English)

Xerophile, open formations dominated by perennial, tuft-forming grasses, often rich in chamaephytes, colonizing superficial calcareous soils, often on steep slopes, clifftops or hilltops, in the sub-Atlantic domain of the Quercion pubescentii-petraeae and its northern irradiations and in the sub-Mediterranean mountains of the northern Italian peninsula, with Bromus erectus, Sesleria albicans, Koeleria vallesiana, Melica ciliata, Stipa pennata, Stipa bavarica, Stipa capillata, Stipa pulcherrima, Phleum phleoides, Brachypodium pinnatum, Carex humilis, Fumana procumbens, Globularia punctata, Ononis pusilla, Helianthemum apenninum, Helianthemum canum, Helianthemum nummularium, Linum tenuifolium, Teucrium chamaedrys, Allium sphaerocephalon, Arabis hirsuta, Anthericum liliago, Aster linosyris, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Biscutella laevigata, Orobanche teucrii, Artemisia alba, Sedum album, Sedum acre, Acinos arvensis, Hippocrepis comosa, Sanguisorba minor, Potentilla neumanniana, Scabiosa columbaria, Astragalus monspessulanus, Teucrium pyrenaicum, Ononis spinosa, Ononis natrix.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E1.27
Bern Convention	Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)	6210	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Acinos arvensis

Flowering Plants Allium sphaerocephalon

Flowering Plants Anthericum liliago

Flowering Plants Arabis hirsuta

Flowering Plants Artemisia alba

Flowering Plants Aster linosyris

Flowering Plants Astragalus monspessulanus

Flowering Plants Biscutella laevigata

Flowering Plants Brachypodium pinnatum

Flowering Plants Carex humilis

Flowering Plants Fumana procumbens

Flowering Plants Globularia punctata

Flowering Plants Helianthemum apenninum

Flowering Plants Helianthemum canum

Flowering Plants Helianthemum nummularium

Flowering Plants Hippocrepis comosa

Flowering Plants Koeleria vallesiana

Flowering Plants Linum tenuifolium

Flowering Plants Melica ciliata

Flowering Plants Ononis natrix

Flowering Plants Ononis pusilla

Flowering Plants Ononis spinosa

Flowering Plants Phleum phleoides

Flowering Plants Potentilla neumanniana

Flowering Plants Pulsatilla vulgaris

Flowering Plants Sanguisorba minor

Flowering Plants Scabiosa columbaria

Flowering Plants Sedum acre

Flowering Plants Sedum album

Flowering Plants Sesleria albicans

Flowering Plants Stipa bavarica

Flowering Plants Stipa capillata

Flowering Plants Stipa pulcherrima

Flowering Plants Teucrium chamaedrys

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Acinos arvensis		Flowering Plants
Allium sphaerocephalon		Flowering Plants
Anthericum liliago		Flowering Plants
Arabis hirsuta		Flowering Plants
Artemisia alba		Flowering Plants
Aster linosyris		Flowering Plants
Astragalus monspessulanus		Flowering Plants
Biscutella laevigata		Flowering Plants
Brachypodium pinnatum		Flowering Plants
Carex humilis		Flowering Plants
Fumana procumbens		Flowering Plants
Globularia punctata		Flowering Plants
Helianthemum apenninum		Flowering Plants
Helianthemum canum		Flowering Plants
Helianthemum nummularium		Flowering Plants
Hippocrepis comosa		Flowering Plants
Koeleria vallesiana		Flowering Plants
Linum tenuifolium		Flowering Plants
Melica ciliata		Flowering Plants
Ononis natrix		Flowering Plants
Ononis pusilla		Flowering Plants
Ononis spinosa		Flowering Plants
Phleum phleoides		Flowering Plants
Potentilla neumanniana		Flowering Plants
Pulsatilla vulgaris		Flowering Plants
Sanguisorba minor		Flowering Plants
Scabiosa columbaria		Flowering Plants
Sedum acre		Flowering Plants
Sedum album		Flowering Plants
Sesleria albicans		Flowering Plants
Stipa bavarica		Flowering Plants
Stipa capillata		Flowering Plants
Stipa pulcherrima		Flowering Plants
Teucrium chamaedrys		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	34.33	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grasslands	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK)	13	Upland calcareous grassland	overlap
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	CG1	Festuca ovina-Carlina vulgaris grassland	narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	4.2.3	Pelouse sèche insubrienne	narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	4.2.2	Pelouse sèche médio-européenne	narrower

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E1.27	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E1.27	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E1.27	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	E1.27	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	E1.27	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grasslands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	E1.113	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	34.33	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	34.33	Sub-Atlantic very dry calcareous grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	34.33		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	34.33		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	34.33		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	34.33		same

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