Semi-desert sand dune with sparse scrub

Open perenhnial vegetation of halophytic shrubs, e.g. Artemisia spp., Haloxylon spp., Salsola spp. and Tamarix spp., and annuals on wind-blown drifting or stabilised dunes and sandy soils in the semi-desert region of the Caspian lowlands. If overgrazed, this habitat can change into shifting dunes (barkhans) devoid of vegetation.

Código Eunis 2021: S68

Especies características

Diagnósticas

Alyssum turkestanicum, Amaranthus albus, Artemisia arenaria, Artemisia austriaca, Atriplex tatarica, Bassia sedoides, Bromopsis inermis, Cannabis sativa, Carduus uncinatus, Carex melanostachya, Carex stenophylla, Ceratocarpus arenarius, Ceratocephala falcata, Chorispora tenella, Convolvulus arvensis, Descurainia sophia, Dodartia orientalis, Eremopyrum triticeum, Euphorbia esula, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Hordeum brevisubulatum, Lappula squarrosa, Peganum harmala, Rhaponticum repens, Salsola kali, Sibbaldianthe bifurca, Tragopogon podolicus,

Dominantes

Eremopyrum triticeum,

Constantes

Alyssum turkestanicum, Amaranthus albus, Anisantha tectorum, Artemisia arenaria, Artemisia austriaca, Asparagus officinalis, Atriplex tatarica, Bassia laniflora, Bassia sedoides, Bromopsis inermis, Bromus squarrosus, Calamagrostis epigejos, Carduus uncinatus, Carex melanostachya, Carex praecox, Carex stenophylla, Centaurea arenaria, Ceratocarpus arenarius, Ceratocephala falcata, Chenopodium album, Chorispora tenella, Convolvulus arvensis, Descurainia sophia, Dodartia orientalis, Elytrigia repens, Eremopyrum triticeum, Euphorbia esula, Galium verum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Lappula squarrosa, Medicago sativa, Poa bulbosa, Polygonum aviculare, Rhaponticum repens, Salsola kali, Sibbaldianthe bifurca, Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum, Tragopogon podolicus,