Mediterranean tall humid grassland

Common name:
Mediterranean tall humid grassland
Habitat code:
E3.1
Description:

Mediterranean humid grasslands of tall grasses and rushes with [Scirpus holoschoenus], [Agrostis stolonifera], [Calamagrostis epigejos], [Galium debile], [Molinia caerulea], [Briza minor], [Cyperus longus], [Trifolium resupinatum], [Schoenus nigricans], [Juncus maritimus], [Juncus acutus], [Juncus inflexus], [Asteriscus aquaticus] [Hypericum tetrapterum], [Dittrichia viscosa],[Eupatorium cannabinum], [Prunella vulgaris], [Pulicaria dysenterica], [Polypogon viridis], [Orchis laxiflora], [Succisa pratensis], [Sanguisorba officinalis], [Serratula tinctoria], [Genista tinctoria], [Dorycnium rectum], [Euphorbia pubescens], widespread in the entire Mediterranean basin, extending, along the coasts of the Black Sea, in particular in dune systems, north to the Dobrogea and the Danube Delta, and, in valleys of the Balkan peninsula, north to the Banat.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Orchis laxiflora Lam., 1779 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dittrichia viscosa ssp. viscosa (Linnaeus, 1753) Greuter, 1973 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Eupatorium cannabinum Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Asteriscus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1753) Less., 1832 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Pulicaria dysenterica (Linnaeus, 1753) Bernh., 1800 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Serratula tinctoria Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Succisa pratensis Moench, 1794 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Euphorbia pubescens Vahl, 1791 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium resupinatum Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dorycnium rectum (Linnaeus, 1753) Ser., 1825 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Genista tinctoria Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Hypericum tetrapterum Fries, 1823 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sanguisorba officinalis Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Galium debile Desv., 1818 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juncus inflexus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juncus maritimus Lam., 1789 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cyperus longus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Scirpus holoschoenus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Schoenus nigricans Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Calamagrostis epigejos (Linnaeus, 1753) Roth, 1788 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Agrostis stolonifera Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Briza minor Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr., 1966 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Molinia caerulea (Linnaeus, 1753) Moench, 1794 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
E3.11 Mediterranean tall humid grassland of lowlands Mediterranean tall humid grassland of lowlands
E3.12 Mediterranean tall humid grassland of mountains Mediterranean tall humid grassland of mountains
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00050003 A00050003 VALTOS AGIOU PNEVMATOS, MALIA
GR1110002 GR1110002 DASOS DADIAS-SOUFLI