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Table 14.1
Overview of the dominant and/or most frequent WS within an up-to-date syntaxonomic scheme of Italian pre-forest vegetation
Phytosociological unit
Dominant WS
Other characteristic WS
Importance-
biomass (see
note 1)
Available data
on biomass
estimation (cfr.
Table
14.2
)
Class
Order
Alliance
Crithmo-
Limonietalia
(incl.
Senecionetalia
cinerariae
)
Plantagini-
Thymelaeion
hirsutae
Thymelaea
hirsuta
Helichrysum
spp.,
Senecio cineraria s.l.
M-M
N
Crithmo-
Staticetea
Anthyllidion
barbae-jovis
Anthyllis
barba-jovis
Helichrysum
spp.
M-M
N
Crucianella
rupestris
Limonium
spp.
L-L
N
Crucianellion
rupestris
Sarcocornietea
fruticosae
Sarcocornietalia
fruticosae
Sarcocornion
alpinii
Sarcocornia
alpinii
M-M
N
Sarcocornia
fruticosa
Halimione portulacoides
M-M
Y
Sarcocornion
fruticosae
Arthrocnemion
macrostachyi
Arthrocnemum
macrostachyum
Halocnemum macrostachyum
M-L
Y
Suaeda vera
Halimione portulacoides
,
Limoniastrum
monopetalum
M-M
Y
Suaedion verae
Limonietalia
Limoniastrion
monopetali
(
=
Limonion
ferulacei
)
Limonium
ferulaceum
Limoniastrum monopetalum
L-L
N
(continued)
