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N17 Black Sea coastal dune grassland (grey dune)

Diagnostic taxa

Agropyron cimmericum, Alyssum hirsutum, Anisantha tectorum, Artemisia arenaria, Asperula setulosa, Astragalus onobrychis, Astragalus varius, Astrodaucus littoralis, Carex colchica, Centaurea arenaria aggr., Centaurea diffusa, Centaurea odessana, Chondrilla juncea, Cionura erecta, Crambe maritima, Cynanchum acutum, Dianthus bessarabicus, Elymus uralensis, Ephedra distachya, Eryngium maritimum, Erysimum canum, Erysimum montanum, Euphorbia seguieriana, Festuca beckeri, Galium humifusum, Gypsophila perfoliata, Jurinea kilaea, Lepidotrichum uechtritzianum, Leymus racemosus, Linaria genistifolia, Lomelosia argentea, Marrubium peregrinum, Medicago falcata, Odontarrhena borzaeana, Peucedanum arenarium, Plantago arenaria, Secale sylvestre, Seseli tortuosum, Silene euxina, Silene subconica, Silene thymifolia, Stachys atherocalyx, Stipa borysthenica, Verbascum pinnatifidum, Verbascum purpureum

Bryophytes: Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Constant taxa

Alyssum hirsutum, Alyssum turkestanicum, Anisantha tectorum, Artemisia arenaria, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia santonicum, Astragalus onobrychis, Astragalus varius, Bromus squarrosus, Carex colchica, Centaurea arenaria aggr., Centaurea odessana, Chondrilla juncea, Crambe maritima, Cynanchum acutum, Cynodon dactylon, Ephedra distachya, Eryngium campestre, Eryngium maritimum, Euphorbia seguieriana, Festuca beckeri, Galium humifusum, Jurinea kilaea, Lactuca tatarica, Leymus racemosus, Linaria genistifolia, Lomelosia argentea, Medicago falcata, Odontarrhena borzaeana, Poa bulbosa, Scirpoides holoschoenus, Secale sylvestre, Seseli tortuosum, Silene thymifolia, Teucrium polium aggr.

Bryophytes: Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Dominant taxa

Carex colchica, Ephedra distachya, Leymus racemosus

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 2025-10-03, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16895007.

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.