Ponto-Sarmatic steppes
Description (English)
Steppes of the plains, plateau and hills of the western Black Sea, west of the Dniester and the basins, including those of the lower Danube, of Transylvania and of northern Thrace, of the southern edge and valleys of the Podolian plateau, of the Central Russian plateau, of the Volga plateau, of Orenburg and of Bachkiria, with grasses such as Stipa capillata, Stipa lessingiana, Kochia prostrata, Koeleria lobata (Koeleria degeni), Festuca valesiaca, Dichanthium ischaemum (syn Bothriochloa ischaemum). Includes vegetation in the alliances Festucion valesiacae, Stipion lessingianae, Agropyro-Kochion and Pimpinello-Thymion zygoidi.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 62C0) |
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Habitat type | Priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 51 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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Alyssum saxatile | Flowering Plants | |
Artemisia lerchiana | Flowering Plants | |
Bothriochloa ischaemum | Flowering Plants | |
Bromus barcensis | Flowering Plants | |
Cephalaria uralensis | Flowering Plants | |
Chrysopogon gryllus | Flowering Plants | |
Crambe tataria | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus nardiformis | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus pseudarmeria | Flowering Plants | |
Dichanthium ischaemum | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus hispidus | Flowering Plants | |
Euphorbia dobrogensis | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca callieri | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca valesiaca | Flowering Plants | |
Iris pumila | Flowering Plants | |
Kochia prostrata | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria lobata | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria macrantha | Flowering Plants | |
Melica ciliata | Flowering Plants | |
Poa angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Salvia nutans | Flowering Plants | |
Satureja coerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Sedum hillebrandtii | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa capillata | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa joannis | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa lessingiana | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa pulcherrima | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa ucrainica | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium polium | Flowering Plants | |
Thymus zygioides | Flowering Plants | |
Vinca herbacea | Flowering Plants |