Iberian Festuca frost-influenced grassland
Description (English)
Supra-Mediterranean and montane psychroxerophile, open perennial grasslands of the Cantabrian and Iberian ranges particularly characteristic of frost-fashioned, snow-free, superficial soils of the Juniperus thurifera and Juniperus sabina environments, rich in Festuca hystrix, Festuca burnatii, Poa ligulata and with, among others, Armeria bigerrensis ssp. legionensis, Arenaria aggregata ssp. cantabrica, Centaurea janeri ssp. babiana, Draba cantabrica, Saxifraga conifera, Ononis striata, Ononis cristata, Ononis pusilla, Coronilla minima, Paronychia kapela ssp. serpyllifolia, Helianthemum canum, Carex humilis. They ascend to the oro-mediterranean level and extend southeast to the eastern Baetic chains.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1G1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Juniperus thurifera
Flowering Plants
Festuca burnatii
Flowering Plants
Poa ligulata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juniperus thurifera | Conifers | |
| Festuca burnatii | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa ligulata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.53 | Iberian Festuca frost-influenced grassland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.53 | Iberian Festuca frost-influenced grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.53 | Iberian Festuca frost-influenced grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.53 | Iberian Festuca frost-influenced grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.53 | Iberian Festuca frost-influenced grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.53 | Iberian Festuca frost-grasslands | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.163 | Iberian fescue frost-grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.73 | Iberian fescue frost-grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.73 | Iberian fescue frost-grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.73 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.73 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.73 | same |
