Mediterranean subnitrophilous grass communities

Common name:
Mediterranean subnitrophilous grass communities
Habitat code:
E1.61
Description:

Graminoid formations with [Bromus fasciculatus], [Bromus madritensis], [Bromus intermedius], [Bromus alopecuros], [Bromus rubens], [Bromus hordeaceus], [Bromus tectorum], [Aegilops neglecta], [Aegilops geniculata], [Aegilops triuncialis], [Taeniatherum caput-medusae], [Avena sterilis], [Avena barbata], [Lagurus ovatus], [Lolium rigidum], [Vulpia ciliata], [Vulpia bromoides], [Lamarckia aurea], [Cynosurus echinatus], [Stipa capensis], and with [Scandix australis], [Trifolium cherleri], [Trifolium hirtum], [Trifolium striatum], [Trifolium campestre], [Trifolium arvense], [Trifolium glomeratum], [Vicia lutea], [Medicago rigidula], [Medicago sativa], [Medicago littoralis], [Melilotus sulcata], [Coronilla scorpioides], [Logfia minima], [Paronychia argentea], particularly widespread in Iberia, southern Italy, the mediterranean Balkans and Greece where they may cover vast expanses of post-cultural or extensive pasture lands, also locally represented in southern France and coastal northern Italy.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Oedaleus decorus (Germar 1826)
Scandix australis Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort., 1827 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Paronychia argentea Lam., 1779 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium arvense Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Melilotus sulcata Desf., 1799 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Medicago littoralis Rhode ex Loisel., 1810 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Medicago rigidula (Linnaeus, 1753) All., 1785 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium campestre Schreber, 1804 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium striatum Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium glomeratum Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium hirtum All., 1789 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vicia lutea Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Medicago sativa Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium cherleri Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Coronilla scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1753) Koch, 1835 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus alopecuros Poiret, 1789 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus hordeaceus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Aegilops neglecta Req. & Bertol., 1834 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Aegilops triuncialis Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Avena barbata Pott ex Link, 1799 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus fasciculatus Presl, 1820 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus intermedius Guss., 1827 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus madritensis Linnaeus, 1755 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Aegilops geniculata Roth, 1787 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cynosurus echinatus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Avena sterilis Linnaeus, 1762 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus tectorum Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus rubens Linnaeus, 1755 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lolium rigidum Gaudin, 1811 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lamarckia aurea (Linnaeus, 1753) Moench, 1794 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vulpia bromoides (Linnaeus, 1753) Gray, 1821 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vulpia ciliata Dumort., 1824 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vulpia geniculata (L.) Link Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trisetum paniceum (Lam.) Pers. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Stipa capensis Thunb., 1794 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Linnaeus, 1753) Nevski, 1934 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lagurus ovatus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Pieris mannii (Mayer 1851)
Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)
Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Perdix perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oedipoda caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)
Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00010024 GR1340004 LIMNES VEGORITIS KAI PETRON
A00010005 GR1130006 POTAMOS-KOILADA FILIOURI
A00010055 GR2320005 ORI BARBAS KAI KLOKOS, FARANGI SELINOUNTA
A00060049 GR2530005 ORI GERANEIA
A00060092 GR2520006 OROS PARNONAS (KAI PERIOCHI MALEVIS)