Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands
Description (English)
Steppic grasslands, dominated by tussock-grasses, chamaephytes and perennials of the alliance Festucion vallesiacae and related syntaxa. These xerothermal communities are developed on southern exposed slopes with AC-soils on rocky substrate and on clay-sandy sedimentation layers enriched with gravels. They are partially of natural, partially of anthropogenic origin.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 6240) |
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Habitat type | Priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 480 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
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Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Allium flavum | Flowering Plants | |
Alyssum alyssoides | Flowering Plants | |
Artemisia austriaca | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus austriacus | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus onobrychis | Flowering Plants | |
Carex humilis | Flowering Plants | |
Chrysopogon gryllus | Flowering Plants | |
Daphne cneorum | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rupicola | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca valesiaca | Flowering Plants | |
Gagea pusilla | Flowering Plants | |
Globularia cordifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Helianthemum canum | Flowering Plants | |
Hesperis tristis | Flowering Plants | |
Iris pumila | Flowering Plants | |
Medicago minima | Flowering Plants | |
Oxytropis pilosa | Flowering Plants | |
Poa badensis | Flowering Plants | |
Potentilla arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus illyricus | Flowering Plants | |
Scorzonera austriaca | Flowering Plants | |
Seseli hippomarathrum | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa capillata | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa joannis | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium chamaedrys | Flowering Plants |