Agrostis - Festuca grassland
English name:
Bent - fescue grassland
Description (English)
Closed mesophile or dry grasslands of the nemoral and boreal zones of Atlantic or sub-Atlantic lowland, collinar and montane regions of Europe formed by Agrostis spp. and Festuca spp., in association with other grasses such as Anthoxanthum odoratum, Hierochloe odorata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Danthonia decumbens.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.72 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Flowering Plants
Danthonia decumbens
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa
Flowering Plants
Hierochloe odorata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Danthonia decumbens | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Hierochloe odorata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.12 | Agrostis-Festuca grasslands | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.3.2 | Common Bent heath type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.3.2a | Sheep's Fescue heath variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.2.5 | Northern Sheep's Fescue meadow type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.2.2a | Common Bent meadow type, subalpine variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.1.2 | Sheep's Fescue dry meadow type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.2.6 | Northern Red Fescue meadow type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.2.2 | Common Bent meadow type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.2.2b | Sweet Vernal grass-Holy grass variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.2.2c | Pignut variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.2.1.3a | Dry meadow type rich in herbs, poor Red Fescue variant | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | U4 | Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | CG11 | Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Alchemilla alpina grass-heath | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | U3 | Agrostis curtisii grassland | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.3.5 | Pâturage maigre acide | overlap |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T2.2 | HORSKÉ SMILKOVÉ TRÁVNÍKY S ALPÍNSKÝMI DRUHY (Montane Nardus grasslands with alpine species) | not defined |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.72 | Agrostis - Festuca grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.72 | Agrostis - Festuca grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.72 | Agrostis - Festuca grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.72 | Agrostis - Festuca grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.72 | Agrostis-Festuca grasslands | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.212 | Agrostis-Festuca grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.12 | Agrostis-Festuca grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.12 | Agrostis-Festuca grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.12 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.12 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.12 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 35.12 | same |
