V3-3 - Habitats méditerranéens secs à végétation herbacée non-vernale inappétente

Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Drylands with shrub cover greater than 10%, and with a large component of non-vernal unpalatable plants, including geophytes of the genera Asphodelus and Drimia, thistles such as Carlina, Carthamus, Centaurea, and Onopordum, and other plants such as Ferula and Phlomis, especially characteristic of the drier parts of the Mediterranean Basin but occurring elsewhere with suitable conditions such as the dry continental valleys of Switzerland. These habitats usually result from over-grazing of garrigue, which eliminates the shrubs.

Espèces diagnostiques

Silybum marianum, Galactites tomentosus, Cynara cardunculus, Coleostephus myconis, Marrubium vulgare, Malva sylvestris, Foeniculum vulgare, Hordeum murinum, Carduus tenuiflorus, Carduus pycnocephalus, Onopordum illyricum, Centaurea calcitrapa, Echium plantagineum, Rumex pulcher, Scolymus grandiflorus, Carthamus lanatus, Stachys ocymastrum, Avena sterilis

Espèces constantes

Silybum marianum, Galactites tomentosus, Hordeum murinum, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Avena barbata, Foeniculum vulgare, Convolvulus arvensis, Plantago lanceolata, Eryngium campestre, Malva sylvestris, Carduus pycnocephalus, Sonchus oleraceus, Anisantha sterilis, Rumex pulcher, Dasypyrum villosum, Carlina corymbosa aggr., Avena sterilis, Anagallis arvensis, Geranium molle

Espèces dominantes

Silybum marianum, Galactites tomentosus, Foeniculum vulgare, Asphodelus ramosus, Cynara cardunculus, Asphodelus albus

Bibliographie

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)