Brachypodium phoenicoides swards
Description (English)
Closed, dry perennial grasslands of eutrophic soils within the meso- and thermo-Mediterranean zones of the western Mediterranean basin, often on post-cultural land, formed by relatively tall grasses and usually dominated by Brachypodium phoenicoides, with, among many others, Phleum bertolonii (Phleum nodosum, Phleum pratense), Elymus repens, Carex divisa, Carthamus lanatus, Diplotaxis viminea, Echinops ritro, Euphorbia serrata, Echium vulgare, Echium pustulatum, Erodium acaule, Galactites tomentosa, Lepidium graminifolium, Medicago orbicularis, Salvia verbenaca, Foeniculum vulgare, Pallenis spinosa, Psoralea bituminosa, Seseli tortuosum, Tragopogon australis, Scabiosa atropurpurea, Verbascum sinuatum, Picris hieracioides, Calamintha nepeta, Centaurea aspera, Vicia hybrida, Phlomis herba-venti and many orchids.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.2A |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2) |
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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Brachypodium phoenicoides | Flowering Plants | |
Calamintha nepeta | Flowering Plants | |
Carex divisa | Flowering Plants | |
Carthamus lanatus | Flowering Plants | |
Centaurea aspera | Flowering Plants | |
Diplotaxis viminea | Flowering Plants | |
Echinops ritro | Flowering Plants | |
Echium pustulatum | Flowering Plants | |
Echium vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus repens | Flowering Plants | |
Euphorbia serrata | Flowering Plants | |
Foeniculum vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
Lepidium graminifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Medicago orbicularis | Flowering Plants | |
Pallenis spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Phleum pratense | Flowering Plants | |
Picris hieracioides | Flowering Plants | |
Salvia verbenaca | Flowering Plants | |
Scabiosa atropurpurea | Flowering Plants | |
Seseli tortuosum | Flowering Plants | |
Vicia hybrida | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.36 | Phoenician torgrass swards | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.2A | Brachypodium phoenicoides swards | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.2A | Brachypodium phoenicoides swards | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.2A | Brachypodium phoenicoides swards | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.2A | Brachypodium phoenicoides swards | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.2A | Brachypodium phoenicoides swards | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.116 | Phoenician torgrass swards | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.36 | Phoenician torgrass swards | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.36 | Phoenician torgrass swards | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.36 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.36 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.36 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.36 | same |