Medio-European blue moorgrass beech forests
English name:
Medio-European blue moorgrass beech forests
Description (English)
Beech forests of dry slopes of firm limestone or dolomite of the montane, submontane, and sometimes, collinar or planitiar, levels of the Alps and pre-Alps, of the Jura and, locally, of the Hercynian arc, of the southwestern Western Carpathians (Strazov range) and the Germano-Baltic plain (Rügen), with an often gnarled and open growth of trees and an herb layer dominated by the tussocks of Sesleria caerulea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.6613 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Sesleria caerulea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Sesleria caerulea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.1613 | Medio-European blue moorgrass beech forests | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.6613 | Medio-European blue moorgrass beech forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.6613 | Medio-European blue moorgrass beech forests | same |
