Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes
Description (English)
Meso-, thermo- and sub-Mediterranean steppes of Greece and the southern Balkan peninsula, north to Albania and the North Macedonia, constituted by cespitose andropogonid grasses such as Dichanthium ischaemum, Hyparrhenia hirta, Andropogon distachyos, or Chrysopogon gryllus. They are continued in Bulgaria by the steppic grasslands of unit R1B24, and in the western Balkan peninsula by tall-grass steppic grasslands of units R1K1, R1K2 and R1K3, in particular, of unit R1K24. They are represented farther north in the southern Alpine region by grasslands of unit R1A37.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1E644 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Andropogon distachyos
Flowering Plants
Dichanthium ischaemum
Flowering Plants
Hyparrhenia hirta
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Andropogon distachyos | Flowering Plants | |
| Dichanthium ischaemum | Flowering Plants | |
| Hyparrhenia hirta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.4344 | Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.4344 | Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.4344 | Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes | same |
