Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities
Description (English)
Closed, mesophile grasslands of depressions, flats and snow patches of the beech level of the southern Apennines, with Luzula multiflora, Luzula pindica, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca rubra, Festuca varia s.l., Festuca violacea, Bellardiochloa violacea (Poa violacea), Alopecurus gerardii, Danthonia decumbens, Phleum alpinum, Carex leporina, Hypochoeris laevigata, Dianthus deltoides, Nardus stricta, Crocus vernus, Sedum atratum, Euphrasia minima, Ajuga tenorii (Ajuga acaulis), Potentilla neumanniana var. rigoana, Potentilla argentea var. calabra, Ranunculus sartorianus, Ranunculus polyanthemos ssp. thomasii, Meum athamanticum, Asphodelus albus var. pollinensis, Plantago brutia, Pedicularis petiolaris, Omalotheca sylvatica (Gnaphalium sylvaticum), Cirsium vallis-demoni, Viola calcarata, Armeria majellensis; they are widespread in the siliceous Sila range and also occur on deep decalcified soils of the piani of the calcareous Pollino range.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.832 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.83) |
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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Ajuga acaulis | Flowering Plants | |
Ajuga tenorii | Flowering Plants | |
Alopecurus gerardii | Flowering Plants | |
Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
Armeria majellensis | Flowering Plants | |
Bellardiochloa violacea | Flowering Plants | |
Carex leporina | Flowering Plants | |
Crocus vernus | Flowering Plants | |
Danthonia decumbens | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus deltoides | Flowering Plants | |
Euphrasia minima | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca varia | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca violacea | Flowering Plants | |
Gnaphalium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
Hypochoeris laevigata | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula multiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula pindica | Flowering Plants | |
Meum athamanticum | Flowering Plants | |
Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
Omalotheca sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Pedicularis petiolaris | Flowering Plants | |
Phleum alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago brutia | Flowering Plants | |
Poa violacea | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus sartorianus | Flowering Plants | |
Sedum atratum | Flowering Plants | |
Viola calcarata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.72 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.852 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.272 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.72 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.72 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.72 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.72 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.72 | same |