Middle European grassy rock debris communities

English name: Middle European grassy rock debris communities

Description (English)

Open lowland and hill rock debris swards of suboceanic climates of Western Europe and western and northern Central Europe, eastwards sporadically to the hills of the Pannonic plain, in which perennial grasses such as Poa badensis, Melica ciliata and Festuca spp. play an important physiognomic role.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.113
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.11)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Melica ciliata
Flowering Plants Poa badensis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Melica ciliata Flowering Plants
Poa badensis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 34.113 Middle European grassy rock debris communities source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.113 Middle European grassy rock debris communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.113 Middle European grassy rock debris communities same
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