Medio-European submontane hay meadows
Description (English)
Mesophile grasslands of middle European Hercynian hills, of the middle elevations of the greater Hercynian ranges, the Jura, the pre-Alps, the Dinarides, the Pelagonides, the Carpathians, the Pyrenees, the mountains of the northwestern Iberian peninsula, intermediate between the lowland meadows of unit E2.22 and the montane meadows of unit E2.3. Vegetation of alliance Arrhenatherion elatioris, and association Arrhenatheretum elatioris. Arrhenatherum elatius is the dominant species, while Pastinaca sativa, Trifolium dubium, Knautia arvensis and Crepis biennis often occur.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E2.23 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E2.2) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) | 6510 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arrhenatherum elatius
Flowering Plants
Crepis biennis
Flowering Plants
Knautia arvensis
Flowering Plants
Trifolium dubium
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arrhenatherum elatius | Flowering Plants | |
| Crepis biennis | Flowering Plants | |
| Knautia arvensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium dubium | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 38.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.5.2 | Prairie de fauche de montagne | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.5.1 | Prairie de fauche de basse altitude | overlap |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T1.1 | MEZOFILNÍ OVSÍKOVÉ LOUKY (Mesic Arrhenatherum meadows) | narrower |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3521200 | Ovsíkové a trojštetové lúky podhorské a horské | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E2.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E2.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E2.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E2.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E2.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E3.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 38.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 38.23 | Medio-European submontane hay meadows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 38.23 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 38.23 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 38.23 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 38.23 | same |
