Pannonian and Pontic sandy steppe
Description (English)
Rather open steppe grassland dominated by perennial tussock grasses and herbs, with frequent spring annuals and cryptogams, typical of nutrient-poor, sandy soils on plains and dunes through the Pannonian, Pontic and southern Baltic regions. The climate is continental with cold winters, often with long frosts and shallow snow, and hot, droughty summers. Traditionally used for extensive grazing by stock, particularly sheep, but now widely abandoned.
Remark: This habitat also occurs at some sites in the southern Baltic area (north of the Carpathians); therefore, an addition of the Sarmatic region in the habitat name can be considered.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code R11 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Koeleria glauca | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca vaginata | Flowering Plants | |
Bassia laniflora | Flowering Plants | |
Jurinea cyanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Helichrysum arenarium | Flowering Plants | |
Silene borysthenica | Flowering Plants | |
Gypsophila paniculata | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus varius | Flowering Plants | |
Centaurea arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Secale sylvestre | Flowering Plants | |
Artemisia campestris | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa borysthenica | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Artemisia campestris | Flowering Plants | |
Helichrysum arenarium | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria glauca | Flowering Plants | |
Poa bulbosa | Flowering Plants | |
Bassia laniflora | Flowering Plants | |
Gypsophila paniculata | Flowering Plants | |
Secale sylvestre | Flowering Plants | |
Rumex acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca vaginata | Flowering Plants | |
Eryngium campestre | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus varius | Flowering Plants | |
Syntrichia ruralis | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Centaurea arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Jurinea cyanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Silene borysthenica | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Festuca vaginata | Flowering Plants | |
Syntrichia ruralis | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Bassia laniflora | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.1 | Inland sand and rock with open vegetation | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | E1.1a | Pannonian and Pontic sandy steppe | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.1 | Inland sand and rock with open vegetation | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.1 | Open thermophile pioneer vegetation of sandy or detritic ground | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.1 | Open thermophile pioneer vegetation of sandy or detritic ground | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.1 | Open thermophile pioneer vegetation of sandy or detritic ground | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.1 | Open thermophile grasslands of sandy or detritic ground | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.3 | Open thermophile grasslands of sandy or detritic ground | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.1 | Middle European pioneer swards | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.1 | Middle European pioneer swards | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.1 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.1 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.1 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.1 | same |