Mediterraneo-montane steppes
Common name:
Mediterraneo-montane steppes
Habitat code:
E1.51
Description:
Sparse or discontinuous xerophile grasslands of [Stipa pennata], [Festuca auquieri] ([Festuca duriuscula]), [Festuca hervieri], [Koeleria vallesiana] or [Sesleria albicans var. elegantissima] with [Helianthemum apenninum], [Helianthemum canum], [Genista] spp., [Globularia] spp., [Ononis striata], [Euphorbia seguierana], [Potentilla crantzii], [Thymus dolomiticus], [Plantago argentea], [Rosa pimpinellifolia], [Dianthus sylvestris], [Lavandula angustifolia], [Aster alpinus], [Anthyllis] spp., [Carex humilis], best developed in the Causses, but also present locally in Provence and Languedoc, from the Alps to Catalonia.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Aster alpinus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Dianthus sylvestris Wulfen | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Helianthemum canum (L.) Baumg. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Helianthemum apenninum (L.) Mill. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Euphorbia seguierana Neck. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Ononis striata Gouan | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Thymus dolomiticus H.J.Coste | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Lavandula angustifolia Miller, 1768 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Plantago argentea Chaix | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Rosa pimpinellifolia Linnaeus, 1759 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Potentilla crantzii (Crantz) Beck ex Fritsch | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carex humilis Leysser, 1761 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Festuca hervieri Patzke | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Koeleria vallesiana (Honck.) Gaudin | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Stipa joannis Celak., 1884 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| E1.511 | Mediterraneo-montane [Stipa] steppes | Mediterraneo-montane [Stipa] steppes |
| E1.512 | Mediterraneo-montane [Sesleria] steppes | Mediterraneo-montane [Sesleria] steppes |
| E1.513 | Mediterraneo-montane [Festuca-Koeleria] steppes | Mediterraneo-montane [Festuca-Koeleria] steppes |
| E1.514 | Mediterraneo-montane [Artemisia] steppes | Mediterraneo-montane [Artemisia] steppes |