Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)
Description (English)
Molinia meadows of plain to montane levels, on more or less wet nutrient poor soils (nitrogen, phosphorus). They stem from extensive management, sometimes with a mowing late in the year or, they correspond to a deteriorated stage of draining peat bogs.
Subtypes:
Pal. 37.311: on neutro-alkaline to calcareous soils with a fluctuating water table, relatively rich in species (Eu-molinion). The soil is sometimes peaty with a summer drying.
Pal. 37.312: on more acid soils of the Junco-Molinion (Juncion acutiflori) except species-poor meadows or on degraded peaty soils.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 6410) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 3495 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Ophioglossum vulgatum | Ferns | |
Carex pallescens | Flowering Plants | |
Cirsium dissectum | Flowering Plants | |
Cirsium tuberosum | Flowering Plants | |
Colchicum autumnale | Flowering Plants | |
Crepis paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus deltoides | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus superbus | Flowering Plants | |
Galium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
Inula britannica | Flowering Plants | |
Inula salicina | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus conglomeratus | Flowering Plants | |
Lotus uliginosus | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula multiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Potentilla anglica | Flowering Plants | |
Potentilla erecta | Flowering Plants | |
Sanguisorba officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
Selinum carvifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Serratula tinctoria | Flowering Plants | |
Silaum silaus | Flowering Plants | |
Tetragonolobus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Viola palustris | Flowering Plants |