Iberian Festuca elegans grassland
English name:
Iberian tall fescue grassland
Description (English)
Perennial grasslands dominated by the tall cespitose Festuca elegans of the supra-Mediterranean Quercus pyrenaica level of the Cordillera Central and Sierra Nevada with, among others, Geum heterocarpum, Trifolium ochroleucon and Paeonia coriacea of deep, siliceous soils.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.82 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Festuca elegans
Flowering Plants
Quercus pyrenaica
Flowering Plants
Trifolium ochroleucon
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Festuca elegans | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus pyrenaica | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium ochroleucon | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.6 | Iberian tall fescue grasslands | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.82 | Iberian Festuca elegans grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.82 | Iberian Festuca elegans grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.82 | Iberian Festuca elegans grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.82 | Iberian Festuca elegans grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.84 | Iberian Festuca elegans grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.26 | Iberian tall fescue grassland | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.6 | Iberian tall fescue grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.6 | Iberian tall fescue grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.6 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.6 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.6 | same |
