Deschampsia flexuosa grassland
English name:
Wavy hair-grass grassland
Description (English)
Closed, dry or mesophile, perennial grasslands occupying acid soils in Atlantic or sub-Atlantic lowland, collinar and montane regions of northern Europe, north to Iceland and southern Scandinavia, middle Europe and western Iberia dominated by Deschampsia flexuosa.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.73 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.13 | Deschampsia flexuosa grasslands | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.3.1 | Wavy Hairgrass heath type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | U2 | Deschampsia flexuosa grassland | same |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.4 | Landes | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.73 | Deschampsia flexuosa grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.73 | Deschampsia flexuosa grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.73 | Deschampsia flexuosa grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.73 | Deschampsia flexuosa grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.73 | Deschampsia flexuosa grasslands | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.213 | Deschampsia flexuosa grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.13 | Deschampsia flexuosa grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.13 | Deschampsia flexuosa grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.13 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.13 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.13 | same |
