Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards
English name:
Wind edge naked-rush (Kobresia myosuroides) swards
Description (English)
Meso-xerophile, relatively closed and unsculptured swards of Kobresia myosuroides (Elyna myosuroides) forming on deep, fine soils of protruding ridges and edges exposed to strong winds in the alpine and nival levels of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains and, very locally, the Abruzzi and the mountains of the Balkan peninsula, with Oxytropis, Draba, Carex spp. and others.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E4.42 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.4) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands | 6170 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Elyna myosuroides
Flowering Plants
Kobresia myosuroides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Elyna myosuroides | Flowering Plants | |
| Kobresia myosuroides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.42 | Wind edge naked-rush swards | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.1.3.1 | Bellard's Kobresia - Mountain Avens type | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.3.4 | Gazon des crêtes ventées | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.42 | Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.42 | Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E4.42 | Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E4.42 | Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E4.32 | Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E4.32 | Wind edge naked-rush swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.42 | Wind edge naked-rush swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.42 | Wind edge naked-rush swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.42 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.42 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 36.42 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 36.42 | same |
