Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands
Description (English)
Dry calcicolous grasslands of Carboniferous Limestone outcrops of Wales and the Mendips, extending locally to hard Chalk formations of the Isle of Wight and of the neighbouring southern English mainland, with Festuca ovina, Koeleria macrantha, Carex flacca, Briza media, Avenula pubescens, Avenula pratensis, Festuca rubra, Carlina vulgaris, Sanguisorba minor, Thymus praecox, Hieracium pilosella, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Helianthemum nummularium, Helianthemum canum, Scilla verna.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1A315 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.2615 | Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.2615 | Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.2615 | Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands | same |
