Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows
English name:
Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows
Description (English)
Regularly grazed mesotrophic pastures of Europe, fertilised and on well-drained soils, with Lolium perenne, Cynosurus cristatus, Poa spp., Festuca spp., Trifolium repens, Leontodon autumnalis, Bellis perennis, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus acris, Cardamine pratensis, Deschampsia cespitosa; they are most characteristic of the nemoral and boreonemoral zones Europe, but extend to the Cordillera Central, the Apennines and the supra-Mediterranean zone of the Balkan peninsula and Greece.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E2.1 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Macaronesian mesophile grasslands | 6180 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poion supinae Rivas-Mart. et Géhu 1978 | Heavily-trampled pastures at high altitudes of mountain ranges of temperate Europe | Alchemillo-Poion supinae Ellmauer et Mucina 1993; Poion variae Tx. 1950 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Molinion caeruleae Koch 1926 | Wet grass-rich unfertilised meadows at low-altitudes of temperate Europe | Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1947; Molinio-Juncion acutiflori Duvigneaud 1949; Junco subuliflori-Molinion Westhoff in Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Polygono bistortae-Juncion acutiflori de Foucault et Géhu 1980; Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et Tüxen 1952 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Cynosurion cristati Tx. 1947 | Pastures on well-drained mineral-rich soils at lower altitudes of temperate Europe | Ranunculo sardoi-Plantaginion intermediae Julve 1993; Achilleo-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Alchemillo-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Alchemillo-Trifolion repentis Passarge 1976; Bromo mollis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Cardamino pratensis-Cynosurioon Passarge 1969; Eu-Ranunculo repentis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Eu-Thymo pulegeioidis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Lolio perennis-Plantaginion majoris Sissingh 1969; Lolio-Cynosurion Jurko 1974; Lolion perennis Felföldy 1942 nom. ambig. propos.; Lolion perennis Resmerita et Pop 1972; Ranunculo repentis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Rumici crispi-Cynosurion cristati de Foucault 1989; Sanguisorbo minoris-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Thymo pulegioidis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Trifolio repentis-Lolion perennis Dietl 1983; Phleo-Leontodontion (Br.-Bl. et Berset 1957) Dietl 1972; Alchemillo xanthochlorae-Cynosurion (Passarge 1969) de Foucault 1989 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Poion alpinae Gams ex Oberd. 1950 | Cattle pastures of fertile soils in subalpine belt of Alps and Carpathians | Achilleo-Poion alpinae (Gams ex Oberd. 1950) Passarge 1969; Astero bellidiastri-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Carlino-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Eu-Achilleo-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Eu-Carlino-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Eu-Rumici acetosi-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Phleo alpini-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Poion alpinae Gams 1936; Poion alpinae Rübel 1933; Ranunculo-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969; Rumici acetosi-Poion alpinae Passarge 1969 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Deschampsion cespitosae Horvatic 1930 | Floodplain alluvial unfertilised meadows of sub-continental regions of Europe | Veronico longifoliae-Lysimachion vulgaris (Passarge 1977) Bal.-Tul. 1981; Agrostion albae Soó 1941; Alopecurion pratensis Passarge 1964; Cnidion dubii Bal.-Tul. 1966 nom. mut. propos.; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1965; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1966; Deschampsio-Alopecurion Mirkin et Naumova 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Lino biennis-Gaudinion fragilis (Br.-Bl. 1967) de Foucault 1989 | Pastures on well-drained mineral-rich soils of supra-mediterranean and atlantic regions of Europe | Gaudinio fragilis-Cynosurion cristati (Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963) Géhu 2006 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947 | Temporarily flooded heavily grazed nutrient-rich grasslands and herblands in habitat experiencing variable wet-dry or brackish-fresh conditions in temperate Europe | Ranunculo sardoi-Plantaginion intermediae Julve 1993; Agrostion stoloniferae Görs 1966; Blysmo-Juncion compressi Knapp 1971; Eu-Agropyro-Rumicion Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Festucion arundinaceae Duvigneaud in Géhu 1999; Juncion effusi Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Lolio-Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1985; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1986; Potentillion anserinae von Rochow 1948 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Bellis perennis
Flowering Plants
Cardamine pratensis
Flowering Plants
Cynosurus cristatus
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
Flowering Plants
Leontodon autumnalis
Flowering Plants
Lolium perenne
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus acris
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus repens
Flowering Plants
Trifolium repens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Bellis perennis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cardamine pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontodon autumnalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Lolium perenne | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus acris | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus repens | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium repens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 38.1 | Mesophile pastures | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 2.3.1. | Pastures | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B22 | Neutral grassland: semi-improved | not defined |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B21 | Neutral grassland: unimproved | overlap |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 6 | Neutral grassland | wider |
| Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) | 10 | Lowland meadows | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MG4 | Alopecurus pratensis-Sanguisorba officinalis grassland | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.5.3 | Pâturage de basse et moyenne altitude | same |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T1.3 | POHÁŇKOVÉ PASTVINY (Cynosurus pastures) | same |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3510000 | Pasienky | n/a |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3512300 | Živné pasienky horské | n/a |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3512400 | Nízkostebelné vysohohorské pasienky | n/a |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3512000 | Vlhké a mezofilé pasienky | n/a |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3521400 | Chudobné podhorské a horské lúky | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E2.1 | Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E2.1 | Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E2.1 | Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E2.1 | Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E2.1 | Permanent mesotrophic lowland pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E3.1 | Permanent mesotrophic lowland pasture and aftermath-grazed meadow | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 38.1 | Mesophile pastures | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 38.1 | Mesophile pastures | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 38.1 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 38.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 38.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 38.1 | same |
