EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E2 - Mesic grasslands > E2.2 - Low and medium altitude hay meadows > E2.22 - Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows

Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows

English name: Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows

Description (English)

Mesophile meso-to eutrophic lowland hay meadows of sub-Atlantic Western Europe, Central Europe, the humid Illyrian region and the Carpathian system, with Arrhenatherum elatius, Alopecurus pratensis, Bromus erectus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Daucus carota, Crepis biennis, Knautia arvensis, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pimpinella major, Trifolium dubium, Geranium pratense, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Campanula patula, Pastinaca sativa, Galium album, Equisetum arvense, Medicago sativa, Picris hieracioides, Sanguisorba officinalis. Vegetation of alliance Arrhenatherion elatioris.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E2.22
Bern Convention	Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E2.2)
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	Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands	6270	Not determined	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
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	Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)	6510	Narrower

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Ferns Equisetum arvense

Flowering Plants Alchemilla xanthochlora

Flowering Plants Alopecurus pratensis

Flowering Plants Arrhenatherum elatius

Flowering Plants Campanula patula

Flowering Plants Crepis biennis

Flowering Plants Dactylis glomerata

Flowering Plants Daucus carota

Flowering Plants Festuca rubra

Flowering Plants Galium album

Flowering Plants Geranium pratense

Flowering Plants Knautia arvensis

Flowering Plants Leucanthemum vulgare

Flowering Plants Medicago sativa

Flowering Plants Picris hieracioides

Flowering Plants Pimpinella major

Flowering Plants Sanguisorba officinalis

Flowering Plants Trifolium dubium

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Equisetum arvense		Ferns
Alchemilla xanthochlora		Flowering Plants
Alopecurus pratensis		Flowering Plants
Arrhenatherum elatius		Flowering Plants
Campanula patula		Flowering Plants
Crepis biennis		Flowering Plants
Dactylis glomerata		Flowering Plants
Daucus carota		Flowering Plants
Festuca rubra		Flowering Plants
Galium album		Flowering Plants
Geranium pratense		Flowering Plants
Knautia arvensis		Flowering Plants
Leucanthemum vulgare		Flowering Plants
Medicago sativa		Flowering Plants
Picris hieracioides		Flowering Plants
Pimpinella major		Flowering Plants
Sanguisorba officinalis		Flowering Plants
Trifolium dubium		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	38.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.2.1	False Oatgrass type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.2.3a	Viper's grass variant	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.2.3	Oxeye Daisy meadow type	n/a
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	MG1	Arrhenatherum elatius grassland	narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	4.5.1	Prairie de fauche de basse altitude	same
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	T1.1	MEZOFILNÍ OVSÍKOVÉ LOUKY (Mesic Arrhenatherum meadows)	narrower
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	3521100	Ovsíkové lúky nižinné a podhorské	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E2.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E2.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E2.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	E2.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	E2.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	E3.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	38.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	38.22	Sub-Atlantic lowland hay meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	38.22		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	38.22		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	38.22		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	38.22		same

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