R3-2 - Prairies humides basses méditerranéennes de basse altitude

Mediterranean short moist grassland of lowlands

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Short species-rich swards dominated by graminoids, traditionally sustained by heavy grazing, on clay soils through the Mediterranean region where there is winter waterlogging and distinctive surface cracking in the droughty summer.

Espèces diagnostiques

Prunella hyssopifolia, Jasonia tuberosa, Deschampsia media, Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina, Centaurium pulchellum, Leontodon hirtus, Carex flacca, Seseli longifolium, Lotus tenuis, Achillea ageratum, Blackstonia perfoliata, Neoschischkinia nebulosa, Brachypodium phoenicoides, Carduncellus cuatrecasassi, Thymelaea passerina

Espèces constantes

Carex flacca, Prunella hyssopifolia, Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina, Jasonia tuberosa, Deschampsia media, Agrostis stolonifera, Centaurium pulchellum, Lotus tenuis, Deschampsia cespitosa aggr., Lotus corniculatus, Briza media, Brachypodium phoenicoides, Leontodon hirtus, Centaurea jacea, Juncus articulatus, Blackstonia perfoliata, Koeleria vallesiana, Festuca rubra aggr., Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Schoenus nigricans

Espèces dominantes

Deschampsia media, Plantago maritima subsp. serpentina, Prunella hyssopifolia, Carex flacca, Jasonia tuberosa, Deschampsia cespitosa aggr.

Bibliography

 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)