Western Iberian Mesobromion
Description (English)
Hill, montane and sometimes lower subalpine calcareous grasslands of the Picos de Europa, Cantabria, Asturias, Alava, Navarra dominated by Brachypodium pinnatum ssp. rupestre (to be listed as 34.323K) or by Bromus erectus, Carex brevicollis, Sesleria argentea, Helictotrichon cantabricum, Avenula vasconica, Avenula marginata, and often with Seseli montanum, Seseli cantabricum, Chamaespartium sagittale, Pulsatilla rubra ssp. hispanica, Phyteuma orbiculare ssp. hispanicum, Carduus argemone.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1A32K |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Avenula marginata
Flowering Plants
Brachypodium pinnatum
Flowering Plants
Bromus erectus
Flowering Plants
Carex brevicollis
Flowering Plants
Chamaespartium sagittale
Flowering Plants
Helictotrichon cantabricum
Flowering Plants
Pulsatilla rubra
Flowering Plants
Seseli cantabricum
Flowering Plants
Seseli montanum
Flowering Plants
Sesleria argentea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Avenula marginata | Flowering Plants | |
| Brachypodium pinnatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Bromus erectus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex brevicollis | Flowering Plants | |
| Chamaespartium sagittale | Flowering Plants | |
| Helictotrichon cantabricum | Flowering Plants | |
| Pulsatilla rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Seseli cantabricum | Flowering Plants | |
| Seseli montanum | Flowering Plants | |
| Sesleria argentea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.262K | Western Iberian Mesobromion | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.262K | Western Iberian Mesobromion | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.262K | Western Iberian Mesobromion | same |
