Appendix 3. List of species detected in the vegetation samples. F.g.: functional groups; aG: annual gypsovags (annual and biannual species); pG: perennial gypsovags; Gy: gypsophytes; % plots: Percentage of plots where the species was present (n=24); % counts: Percentage of total counts per species in plots overall (n=9 600).
Species / Family / F.g. / % plots / % countsAdonis annua L. / Ranunculaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Aegilops geniculata Roth / Gramineae / aG / 54.2 / 2.98
Allium sphaerocephalon L. / Liliaceae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W. Ball / Leguminosae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Asphodelus albusMill. / Liliaceae / pG / 20.8 / 0.31
Asterolinon linum-stellatum (L.) Duby in DC. / Primulaceae / aG / 83.3 / 2.09
Astragalus alopecuroides L. / Leguminosae / pG / 4.2 / 0.21
Astragalus incanussubsp. incanusL. / Leguminosae / pG / 4.2 / 0.07
Astragalus stella L. / Leguminosae / aG / 25.0 / 0.23
Atractylis humilis L. / Compositae / pG / 4.2 / 0.02
Avena sterilis L. / Gramineae / aG / 37.5 / 1.33
Avenula bromoides (Gouan) H.Scholz / Gramineae / pG / 29.2 / 0.16
Bellardia trixago (L.) All. / Scrophulariaceae / aG / 37.5 / 0.34
Bombycilaena erecta (L.) Smoljan. / Compositae / aG / 20.8 / 0.11
Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P.Beauv. / Gramineae / aG / 29.2 / 0.50
Bromus diandrus Roth / Gramineae / aG / 33.3 / 0.78
Bromus rubens L. / Gramineae / aG / 79.2 / 1.44
Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnston / Boraginaceae / aG / 12.5 / 0.04
Bupleurum semicompositum L. / Umbelliferae / aG / 8.3 / 0.04
Campanula fastigiata Léon Dufour ex A.DC. / Campanulaceae / Gy / 41.7 / 0.87
Carduus sp / Compositae / pG / 29.2 / 0.21
Caucalis platycarpos L. / Umbelliferae / aG / 8.3 / 0.03
Centaurea hyssopifolia Vahl / Compositae / Gy / 62.5 / 0.78
Centaurea melitensis L. / Compositae / aG / 4.2 / 0.03
Centaurea toletana Boiss. and Reut. / Compositae / pG / 4.2 / 0.02
Centaurium quadrifolium(L.) G. López and Jarvis / Gentianaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr. / Valerianaceae / aG / 12.5 / 0.05
Cerastium gracile Léon Dufour / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 12.5 / 0.07
Chaenorhinum reyesii (C.ViciosoandPau) Benedí / Scrophulariaceae / Gy / 70.8 / 0.61
Coris monspeliensis L. / Primulaceae / pG / 8.3 / 0.01
Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W.D.J. Koch / Leguminosae / aG / 33.3 / 0.20
Crucianella angustifolia L. / Rubiaceae / aG / 33.3 / 0.14
Crupina vulgaris Cass. / Compositae / aG / 33.3 / 0.43
Ctenopsis gypsophila (Hack.) Paunero / Gramineae / Gy / 75.0 / 2.50
Desmazeria rigida (L.) Tutin / Gramineae / aG / 62.5 / 0.41
Dipcadi serotinum (L.) Medik. / Liliaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Dittrichia viscosa subsp. viscosa (L.) Greuter / Compositae / aG / 16.7 / 0.04
Echium vulgare L. / Boraginaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Species / Family / F.g. / % plots / % counts
Ephedra fragilis Desf. / Ephedraceae / pG / 25.0 / 0.11
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L´Her. / Geraniaceae / aG / 29.2 / 0.31
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. / Cruciferae / aG / 8.3 / 0.02
Eryngium campestre L. / Umbelliferae / pG / 37.5 / 0.21
Euphorbia helioscopia L. / Euphorbiaceae / aG / 8.3 / 0.04
Euphorbia nicaeensis All. / Euphorbiaceae / pG / 8.3 / 0.05
Euphorbia serrata L. / Euphorbiaceae / pG / 33.3 / 0.22
Fumana ericoides (Cav.) Gand. in Magnier / Cistaceae / pG / 83.3 / 0.63
Fumana thymifolia (L.) Spach ex Webb / Cistaceae / pG / 4.2 / 0.02
Genista scorpius (L.) DC. in Lam. and DC. / Leguminosae / pG / 62.5 / 0.73
Gypsophila struthium L. in Loefl. / Caryophyllaceae / Gy / 50.0 / 0.29
Helianthemum cinereum (Cav.) Pers. / Cistaceae / pG / 66.7 / 0.39
Helianthemum ledifolium (L.) Mill. / Cistaceae / aG / 41.7 / 0.54
Helianthemum salicifolium (L.) Mill. / Cistaceae / aG / 66.7 / 1.29
Helianthemum squamatum (L.) Dum. Cours. / Cistaceae / Gy / 8.3 / 0.01
Helianthemum syriacum (Jacq.) Dum. Cours. / Cistaceae / pG / 33.3 / 0.25
Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench / Compositae / pG / 8.3 / 0.25
Herniaria cinerea DC. in Lam. and DC. / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 29.2 / 0.22
Herniaria fruticosa L. / Caryophyllaceae / Gy / 66.7 / 1.68
Hordeum murinum L. / Gramineae / aG / 8.3 / 0.01
Iberis pectinata Boiss. / Cruciferae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Koeleria vallesiana subsp. castellana Boiss. and Reut. / Gramineae / Gy / 70.8 / 2.59
Launaea fragilis (Asso) Pau / Compositae / pG / 50.0 / 0.31
Leontodon taraxacoides (Vill.) Mšrat / Compositae / aG / 41.7 / 0.89
Lepidium subulatum L. / Cruciferae / Gy / 66.7 / 1.16
Leuzea conifera (L.) DC. / Compositae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Limonium echioides (L.) Mill. / Plumbaginaceae / aG / 25.0 / 0.14
Linum narbonense L. / Linaceae / pG / 8.3 / 0.03
Linum strictum L. / Linaceae / aG / 54.2 / 2.35
Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb. / Boraginaceae / pG / 16.7 / 0.11
Lolium rigidum Gaudin / Gramineae / aG / 4.2 / 0.02
Matthiola fruticulosa (Loefl. ex L.) Maire / Cruciferae / pG / 33.3 / 0.13
Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. / Leguminosae / aG / 29.2 / 0.22
Medicago minima (L.) L. / Leguminosae / aG / 50.0 / 3.41
Medicago rigidula (L.) All. / Leguminosae / aG / 16.7 / 0.07
Melilotus sp / Leguminosae / aG / 16.7 / 0.39
Minuartia hybrida (Vill.) Schischk. in Kom. / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 29.2 / 0.29
Neatostema apulum (L.) I. M. Johnston / Boraginaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.06
Odontites longiflora (Vahl) Webb / Scrophulariaceae / Gy / 50.0 / 0.33
Onobrychis stenorhiza DC. / Leguminosae / Gy / 4.2 / 0.01
Ononis reclinata L. / Leguminosae / aG / 20.8 / 0.07
Ononis tridenta L. / Leguminosae / Gy / 8.3 / 0.07
Onopordum nervosum Boiss. / Compositae / pG / 8.3 / 0.02
Orobanche sp / Orobanchaceae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Papaver rhoeas L. / Papaveraceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.06
Species / Family / F.g. / % plots / % counts
Parentucellia latifolia (L.) Caruel. / Scrophulariaceae / aG / 50.0 / 0.24
Paronychia argentea Lam. / Caryophyllaceae / pG / 4.2 / 0.06
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Burnat) P.W. Ball and Heywood / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 8.3 / 0.04
Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. / Gramineae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Plantago albicans L. / Plantaginaceae / pG / 50.0 / 0.96
Poa bulbosa L. / Gramineae / pG / 54.2 / 0.65
Polygala monspeliaca L. / Polygalaceae / aG / 79.2 / 2.11
Ranunculus gramineus L. / Ranunculaceae / aG / 12.5 / 0.04
Reseda lutea L. / Resedaceae / aG / 8.3 / 0.02
Reseda stricta Pers. / Resedaceae / Gy / 62.5 / 0.60
Reseda suffruticosa Loefl. ex Koelp. in Loefl. / Resedaceae / Gy / 12.5 / 0.08
Rhamnus lycioides L. / Rhamnaceae / pG / 8.3 / 0.02
Salvia lavandulifolia Vahl / Labiatae / pG / 4.2 / 0.07
Sanguisorba minor Scop. / Rosaceae / pG / 8.3 / 0.02
Scabiosa stellata L. / Dipsacaceae / aG / 54.2 / 0.21
Sedum gypsicola Boiss. and Reut. / Crassulaceae / Gy / 16.7 / 0.12
Sedum sediforme (Jacq.) Pau / Crassulaceae / pG / 29.2 / 0.18
Senecio vulgaris L. / Compositae / aG / 8.3 / 0.11
Silene colorata Poir. / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Silene nocturna L. / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 16.7 / 0.16
Silene oropediorum Coss. ex Batt. in Batt. and Trab. / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 29.2 / 0.35
Sisymbrium austriacum Jacq. / Cruciferae / pG / 8.3 / 0.13
Sisymbrium hispanicum Jacq. / Cruciferae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Sixalix atropurpurea (L.) Greuter and Burdet / Dipsacaceae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Sonchus oleraceus L. / Compositae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Spergula arvensis L. / Caryophyllaceae / aG / 8.3 / 0.02
Stachys sp / Labiatae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Stipa lagascae Roem. and Schult. / Gramineae / pG / 33.3 / 0.56
Stipa tenacissima L. / Gramineae / pG / 45.8 / 2.05
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski / Gramineae / aG / 12.5 / 0.32
Taraxacum sp / Compositae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Teucrium polium L. / Labiatae / pG / 12.5 / 0.08
Teucrium pseudochamaepitys L. / Labiatae / pG / 8.3 / 0.03
Teucrium pumilum L. / Labiatae / Gy / 20.8 / 0.20
Thapsia villosa L. / Umbelliferae / pG / 20.8 / 0.13
Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. and Germ. / Thymelaeaceae / aG / 16.7 / 0.17
Thymus lacaitae Pau / Labiatae / Gy / 41.7 / 1.78
Thymus zygis L. / Labiatae / pG / 20.8 / 0.68
Trifolium repens L. / Leguminosae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Trigonella gladiata Steven ex M. Bieb. / Leguminosae / aG / 8.3 / 0.04
Trigonella polyceratia L. / Leguminosae / aG / 33.3 / 0.17
Trisetum loeflingianum (L.) C.Presl / Gramineae / aG / 4.2 / 0.07
Valerianella coronata (L.) DC. / Valerianaceae / aG / 4.2 / 0.01
Vitis vinifera L. / Vitaceae / pG / 4.2 / 0.01
Vulpia ciliata Dumort. / Gramineae / aG / 16.7 / 0.12
Species / Family / F.g. / % plots / % counts
Wangenheimia lima(L.) Trin. / Gramineae / aG / 12.5 / 0.67
Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill. / Compositae / aG / 41.7 / 0.84
Ziziphora hispanica L. / Labiatae / aG / 12.5 / 0.22
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