Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code R1A3 |
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Description (English)
More or less mesophile, closed formations dominated by perennial, tuft-forming grasses, colonizing relatively deep, mostly calcareous soils. Generally species-rich, these communities may be overwhelmed by the highly social Brachypodium pinnatum.Their range extends from the British Isles, Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany to the Cantabric range, the Pyrenees, Catalonia, the southern Alps and the Central Apennines, extending east to the Bohemian Quadrangle, beyond which they are replaced by the vicariant formations of the Cirsio-Brachypodion, to the Wienerwald, Styria and Illyria. Bromus erectus and Brachypodium pinnatum often dominate, other grasses include Koeleria pyramidata, Festuca guestfalica, Festuca rupicola, Festuca lemanii, Avenula pubescens, Sesleria albicans, Briza media, Carex caryophyllea and Carex flacca. Herbs: Gentianella germanica, Trifolium montanum, Ononis repens, Medicago lupulina, Ranunculus bulbosus, Cirsium acaule, Euphrasia stricta, Dianthus deltoides, Potentilla neumanniana (Potentilla tabernaemontani, Potentilla verna), Anthyllis vulneraria, Galium verum, Euphorbia brittingeri (Euphorbia verrucosa), Hippocrepis comosa, Scabiosa columbaria, Centaurea scabiosa, Carlina vulgaris, Viola hirta, and numerous orchid species. Forming a bridge between the Mediterranean region and thermophile sites to the north, they can be identified by their high representation of Mediterranean species in the north and of Euro-Siberian ones in the south.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
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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Brachypodium pinnatum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.26 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.26 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.26 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.26 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.26 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.26 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grasslands | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.112 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.32 | Sub-Atlantic semidry calcareous grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.32 | Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grasslands | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.32 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.32 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.32 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.32 | same |