Festuca wagneri sand steppes

English name: Festuca wagneri sand steppes

Description (English)

Pannonic semiclosed sand steppes dominated by fescues of the Festuca wagneri group, and, in the more evolved stages, by Stipa spp., intermediate between the Festuca vaginata formations of E1.2F2 and the closed Festuca rupicola grasslands of E1.2F4, with a species cortège drawn from both the Festucion vaginatae and the Festucion valesiacae.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.2F3
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Festuca rupicola
Flowering Plants Festuca vaginata
Flowering Plants Festuca wagneri
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Festuca rupicola Flowering Plants
Festuca vaginata Flowering Plants
Festuca wagneri Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 34.A13 Festuca wagneri sand steppes source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.2F3 Festuca wagneri sand steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.2F3 Festuca wagneri sand steppes same
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