Southeast European mountain siliceous screes
Description (English)
Siliceous screes of mountains of southeast Europe, with vegetation dominated by Saxifraga bryoides, Saxifraga adscendens, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Oxyria digyna, Androsace hedraeantha and Poa cenisia. Cryptogramma crispa and mosses occur. Other important species are Vaccinium spp., Polygonum alpinum, Pleuropteropyrum undulatum, Lerchenfeldia flexuosa, Senecio rupestris.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code H2.33 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H2.3) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Cryptogramma crispa | Ferns | |
Androsace hedraeantha | Flowering Plants | |
Oxyria digyna | Flowering Plants | |
Poa cenisia | Flowering Plants | |
Polygonum alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga bryoides | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga oppositifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Senecio rupestris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |