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Central Apennine [Mesobromion] grasslands

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English name Central Apennine [Mesobromion] grasslands Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   E1.268 Level   5
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Closed mesophile grasslands of the piani of the beech level of the Monti Sibillini and adjacent regions of the central Apennines, with a rich floristic cortège including many higher altitude species and Apennine endemics, dominated by the grasses [Bromus erectus], [Festuca circummediterranea], [Brachypodium pinnatum], [Poa pratensis], [Briza media], [Festuca pratensis], with [Filipendula vulgaris], [Alchemilla glaucescens], [Scabiosa columbaria], [Trifolium montanum], [Lotus corniculatus], [Thymus longicaulis], [Rhinanthus personatus], [Cerastium fontanum], [Galium anisophyllon], and with the central Italian endemic[Gentiana columnae] on summits and slopes, [Asphodelus albus] and [Fritillaria tenella] in plains and gullies.

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.268 Central Apennine [Mesobromion] grasslands same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.268 Central Apennine [Mesobromion] grasslands same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 34.328 Central Apennine [Mesobromion] grasslands source
  E Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E1 Dry grasslands Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E1.2 Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes    Ancestor
  E1.26 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland    Parent
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