Dwarf annual siliceous grassland

Common name:
Dwarf annual siliceous grassland
Habitat code:
E1.91
Description:

Pioneer formations of typically dwarf annuals, often ephemeral and of very limited extent, characteristic in particular of fixed sands, of Atlantic, sub-Atlantic and supra-Mediterranean Europe, with [Aira caryophyllea], [Aira praecox], [Micropyrum tenellum] ([Nardurus lachenalii]), [Vulpia bromoides], [Vulpia myuros], [Trisetum ovatum], [Filago arvensis], [Filago gallica], [Filago lutescens], [Filago minima], [Filago pyramidata], [Filago vulgaris], [Spergula morisonii], [Hypochoeris glabra], [Evax carpetana], [Moenchia erecta], [Scleranthus polycarpos], [Teesdalia nudicaulis], [Myosotis discolor], [Myosotis stricta], [Linaria elegans], [Linaria amethystea], [Sedum lagascae], [Sedum pedicellatum], [Ornithopus perpusillus], [Trifolium striatum], [Trifolium arvense], [Trifolium dubium], [Trifolium campestre], [Trifolium micranthum], [Tuberaria guttata]; typical former crop-following species also find a refuge in these communities.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Filago lutescens Jord. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Filago pyramidata L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Evax carpetana Lange Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Filago vulgaris Lam. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Hypochoeris glabra L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Logfia gallica (L.) Coss. & Germ. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort., 1827 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Logfia arvensis (L.) Holub Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Myosotis stricta Link ex Roem. & Schult. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) R.Br. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Moenchia erecta (L.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Scleranthus annuus ssp. polycarpos (L.) Thell. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Spergula morisonii Boreau Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sedum lagascae Pau Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sedum pedicellatum Boiss. & Reut. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Tuberaria guttata (Linnaeus, 1753) Fourr., 1868 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium micranthum Viv. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trifolium arvense Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ornithopus perpusillus L. 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 dubium Sibthorp, 1794 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Linaria elegans Cav. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Linaria amethystea (Lam.) Hoffmanns. & Link Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Aira caryophyllea L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vulpia bromoides (Linnaeus, 1753) Gray, 1821 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C.Gmel. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Micropyrum tenellum (L.) Link Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Trisetum ovatum (Cav.) Pers. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
G08200100 G08200100 DOLINA DOLNEGO BUGU
S00000054 S00000054 POHORSKI PARK
W00414090 W00414090 SKROBLAUS SLENIS
W00414100 W00414100 ULOS SLENIS
F00012000 F00012000 NIKOLAEVSKI GORI