Nardus stricta swards
Description (English)
Mesophile and xerophile Nardus stricta-dominated or -rich grasslands of Atlantic or sub-Atlantic lowland, collinar and montane regions of northern Europe, middle Europe and western Iberia. Other important species: Festuca rubra, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis pyrenaica, Avenula versicolor, Campanula alpina and Avenella flexuosa.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code R1M1 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
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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Agrostis capillaris | Flowering Plants | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Avenula versicolor | Flowering Plants | |
Campanula alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.71 | Nardus stricta swards | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.71 | Nardus stricta swards | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.71 | Nardus stricta swards | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.71 | Nardus stricta swards | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.71 | Nardus stricta swards | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.71 | Nardus stricta swards | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.211 | Mat-grass swards | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.11 | Mat-grass swards | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.11 | Mat-grass swards | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.11 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.11 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.11 | same |