Alpic Nardus stricta swards and related communities
Description (English)
Closed grasslands of deep, acid soils of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Pyrenees, the northern Apennines, the Jura and the higher Hercynian ranges, the northern and central Dinarides, developed mostly and abundantly in the subalpine level and included in the alliance Nardion, dominated or co-dominated by Nardus stricta, Festuca eskia, Festuca nigrescens, Festuca rubra, Alopecurus gerardii, Bellardiochloa violacea (Poa violacea), Carex sempervirens, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Hieracium alpinum, Trommsdorfia uniflora, Potentilla aurea. Similar Nardus stricta grasslands of the Moesian region of the Balkan peninsula, distributed at high elevations of the Balkan Range, the Rhodope Mountains, the Moeso-Macedonian mountains and the Pelagonides, as southern extensions of the Alpigenous communities or as grazing-induced facies of the more varied communities of unit E4.39.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E4.31 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.3) |
| 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
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Flowering Plants
Carex sempervirens
Flowering Plants
Festuca eskia
Flowering Plants
Festuca nigrescens
Flowering Plants
Festuca rubra
Flowering Plants
Hieracium alpinum
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants
Potentilla aurea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca eskia | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca nigrescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Potentilla aurea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.31 | Alpic mat-grass swards and related communities | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.3.5 | Pâturage maigre acide | same |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T2.1 | SUBALPÍNSKÉ SMILKOVÉ TRÁVNÍKY (Subalpine Nardus grasslands) | narrower |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 9311300 | Kvetnaté vysokohorské psicové porasty | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.31 | Alpic Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.31 | Alpic Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E4.31 | Alpic Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E4.31 | Alpic Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E4.21 | Alpic Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E4.21 | Alpic mat-grass swards and related communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.31 | Alpic mat-grass swards and related communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.31 | Alpic mat-grass swards and related communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.31 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.31 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 36.31 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 36.31 | same |
