Moeso-Thracian mesophile floodplain meadows

English name: Moeso-Thracian mesophile floodplain meadows

Description (English)

Mesophile floodplain hay meadows of the northern Thracian plain and its fringing foothills, on soils moistened by a high water table fed by riverine inundation, situated on higher ground than riverine meadows of unit E3, dominated by similar grass species, including Poa pratensis, Alopecurus pratensis; Alopecurus rendlei (Alopecurus utriculatus), Festuca pratensis.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E2.2521
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 Alopecurus pratensis
Flowering Plants Alopecurus rendlei
Flowering Plants Alopecurus utriculatus
Flowering Plants Festuca pratensis
Flowering Plants Poa pratensis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Alopecurus pratensis Flowering Plants
Alopecurus rendlei Flowering Plants
Alopecurus utriculatus Flowering Plants
Festuca pratensis Flowering Plants
Poa pratensis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 38.2521 Moeso-Thracian mesophile floodplain meadows source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E2.2521 Moeso-Thracian mesophile floodplain meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E2.2521 Moeso-Thracian mesophile floodplain meadows same
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