R1-A - Pelouses calcicoles vivaces semi-sèches (steppes prairiales) (EUNIS 2022)

R1-A - Pelouses calcicoles vivaces semi-sèches (steppes prairiales)

Semi-dry perennial calcareous grassland (meadow steppe)

R1-8 - Pelouses calcicoles rocailleuses vivaces d'Europe subatlantique-subméditerranéenne

R1-B - Prairies sèches continentales (vraies steppes)

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Semi-natural grassland on deeper and not so drought-prone, nutrient-poor, base-rich soils over limestone throughout the lowlands and submontane belts of submediterranean to hemiboreal Europe. Generally closed and dominated by mixtures of graminoids and forbs, often extremely species-rich, with many rare plants and sometimes striking contingents of orchids and varying much across the large range with different sets of continental or submediterranean companions. Dependent on extensive grazing, usually with sheep, or on an annual mowing, and often developed over centuries of traditional pastoralism, contributing to some striking cultural landscapes.

Espèces diagnostiques

Plantago media, Trifolium montanum, Linum catharticum, Pimpinella saxifraga, Salvia pratensis, Centaurea scabiosa, Cirsium acaulon, Galium verum, Briza media

Espèces constantes

Lotus corniculatus, Sanguisorba minor aggr., Galium verum, Achillea millefolium aggr., Plantago lanceolata, Brachypodium pinnatum, Briza media, Euphorbia cyparissias, Plantago media, Pimpinella saxifraga, Poa pratensis aggr., Bromopsis erecta, Linum catharticum, Pilosella officinarum, Dactylis glomerata, Helianthemum nummularium, Carex flacca, Teucrium chamaedrys, Hypericum perforatum, Thymus pulegioides

Espèces dominantes

Brachypodium pinnatum, Bromopsis erecta

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)