V38Y Supramediterranean thistle fields of the Cantabrian Mountains

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Description

Thistle fields in places particularly frequented by livestock (penning areas, drinking spots, etc.) in mountain areas whose summers are sunny and relatively warm during the day.

Protection

This habitat is not protected under the EU Habitat Directive.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Onopordum acanthium 93%, Carduus carpetanus 65%, Echium vulgare 63%, Dipsacus fullonum 57%, Lactuca virosa 54%, Rumex crispus 50%, Jacobaea vulgaris 48%, Cirsium vulgare 46%, Cirsium arvense 41%, Reseda luteola 41%, Verbascum dentifolium 37%, Hordeum murinum 35%, Malva sylvestris 35%, Bromus sterilis 28%, Urtica dioica 28%, Carduus tenuiflorus 26%, Papaver rhoeas 26%, Eryngium campestre 26%, Ballota nigra 24%, Daucus carota 24%, Arctium minus 22%, Verbena officinalis 20%, Sisymbrium austriacum 20%, Avena barbata 20%, Centaurea paniculata aggr. 20%, Rumex papillaris 20%, Achillea millefolium 17%, Bromus diandrus 17%, Chondrilla juncea 17%, Melilotus indicus 17%, Carduus nutans aggr. 17%, Conium maculatum 17%, Convolvulus arvensis 15%, Hypericum perforatum 15%, Isatis tinctoria 15%, Cirsium eriophorum 15%, Cirsium odontolepis 15%, Centaurea calcitrapa 15%, Sonchus asper 15%, Marrubium vulgare 15%, Lapsana communis 13%, Tordylium maximum 13%, Sisymbrium officinale 13%, Cichorium intybus 13%, Capsella bursa-pastoris aggr. 13%, Bromus hordeaceus aggr. 13%, Galium aparine aggr. 13%, Stellaria media 11%, Torilis arvensis aggr. 11%, Verbascum virgatum 11%, Centaurea scabiosa 11%, Chenopodium album 11%, Picris hieracioides 11%, Hirschfeldia incana 11%, Ononis spinosa 11%, Lactuca serriola 11%, Galium verum 11%, Crepis taraxacifolia 9%, Pastinaca sativa 9%, Hyoscyamus niger 9%, Dactylis glomerata 9%, Geranium pyrenaicum 9%, Cynoglossum officinale 9%, Medicago sativa 9%, Artemisia vulgaris 7%, Sonchus oleraceus 7%, Andryala integrifolia 7%, Artemisia absinthium 7%, Anchusa azurea 7%, Sixalix atropurpurea 7%, Galeopsis tetrahit 7%, Malva tournefortiana 7%, Cirsium richterianum 7%, Cirsium pyrenaicum 7%, Lepidium heterophyllum 7%, Lepidium draba 7%, Foeniculum vulgare 7%, Carduus pycnocephalus 7%, Sinapis arvensis 7%, Erodium cicutarium aggr. 7%

Phytosociology

  • Carduo carpetani-Onopordetum acanthii

Relations with other habitat types

Occupies warmer situations than V38X and has a higher proportion of archaeophytes.

Regional distribution

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.

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Citation: IBEROATLANTICA – Flora and Habitats of the Cantabrian Mixed Forests ecoregion.
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