Northern Iberian submontane hay meadows

English name: Northern Iberian submontane hay meadows

Description (English)

Mesophile hay meadows of sub-Atlantic northern Spain, in particular, of the beech level of the oro-Cantabrian region, with Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbosum, Trisetum flavescens, Sanguisorba minor, Malva moschata, Knautia arvensis, Pimpinella major, Trifolium repens.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E2.234
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E2.2)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Knautia arvensis
Flowering Plants Malva moschata
Flowering Plants Pimpinella major
Flowering Plants Sanguisorba minor
Flowering Plants Trifolium repens
Flowering Plants Trisetum flavescens
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Knautia arvensis Flowering Plants
Malva moschata Flowering Plants
Pimpinella major Flowering Plants
Sanguisorba minor Flowering Plants
Trifolium repens Flowering Plants
Trisetum flavescens Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 38.234 Northern Iberian submontane hay meadows source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E2.234 Northern Iberian submontane hay meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E2.234 Northern Iberian submontane hay meadows same
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