EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E1 - Dry grasslands > E1.C - Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation

Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation

English name: Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation

Description (English)

Dry lands with shrub cover < 10%, and with a large component of non-vernal unpalatable plants, including geophytes (Asphodelus, Urginea), thistles (Carthamus, Carlina, Centaurea, Onopordum), Ferula and Phlomis, especially characteristic of the drier parts of the Mediterranean basin. These habitats usually result from over-grazing of garrigue, which eliminates the shrubs.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

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EUNIS habitat type code E1.C

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