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Low and medium altitude hay meadows

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English name Low and medium altitude hay meadows Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   E2.2 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Mesotrophic hay meadows of low altitudes of Europe, fertilised and well-drained, with [Arrhenatherum elatius], [Trisetum flavescens], [Anthriscus sylvestris], [Heracleum sphondylium], [Daucus carota], [Crepis biennis], [Knautia arvensis], [Leucanthemum vulgare], [Pimpinella major], [Trifolium dubium], [Geranium pratense]; they are most characteristic of the nemoral and boreonemoral zones of Europe, but extend to the Cordillera Central, the Apennines and the supra-Mediterranean zone of the Balkan peninsula and Greece.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E2.2 Low and medium altitude hay meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E2.2 Low and medium altitude hay meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E2.2 Low and medium altitude hay meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 E2.2 Coarse permanent grassland and tall herbs, usually mown but little grazed same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 E2.2 Coarse permanent grassland and tall herbs, usually mown but little grazed same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 E3.2 Coarse permanent grassland, usually mown but little grazed same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 38.2 Lowland and collinar hay meadows same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 38.2 Lowland and collinar hay meadows same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 38.2 Lowland and collinar hay meadows same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 38.2   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 38.2   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 38.2   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 38.2   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.1. Natural grassland 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
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 4.5.1 Prairie de fauche de basse altitude wider
  E Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E2 Mesic grasslands Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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