R1R Mediterranean to Atlantic open, dry, acid and neutral grassland
Usually ephemeral vegetation related to the yearly cycle of spring rains and summer drought through the Western Mediterranean and more fragmentarily into the Atlantic and continental areas where a high diversity of small annual plants make a brief, colourful appearance on bare patches of nutrient-poor, acidic soils. Typically, the habitat occurs as small patches in intimate mosaics with heath and scrub and has provided a valuable supplementary resource for sheep at lambing time.
Chytrý M., Tichý L., Hennekens S.M., Knollová I., Janssen J.A.M., Rodwell J.S. … Schaminée J.H.J. (2020) EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519
Version 2021-06-01, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4812736.
For the official presentation of the EUNIS Habitat Classification from the European Environment Agency, please see: EUNIS Terrestrial Habitat Classification 2021. The FloraVeg.EU presentation may show modifications and partial updates to the habitat classification.