Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities
Description (English)
Closed, mesophile grasslands of depressions, flats and snow patches of the beech level of the southern Apennines, with Luzula multiflora, Luzula pindica, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca rubra, Festuca varia s.l., Festuca violacea, Bellardiochloa violacea (Poa violacea), Alopecurus gerardii, Danthonia decumbens, Phleum alpinum, Carex leporina, Hypochoeris laevigata, Dianthus deltoides, Nardus stricta, Crocus vernus, Sedum atratum, Euphrasia minima, Ajuga tenorii (Ajuga acaulis), Potentilla neumanniana var. rigoana, Potentilla argentea var. calabra, Ranunculus sartorianus, Ranunculus polyanthemos ssp. thomasii, Meum athamanticum, Asphodelus albus var. pollinensis, Plantago brutia, Pedicularis petiolaris, Omalotheca sylvatica (Gnaphalium sylvaticum), Cirsium vallis-demoni, Viola calcarata, Armeria majellensis; they are widespread in the siliceous Sila range and also occur on deep decalcified soils of the piani of the calcareous Pollino range.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1M7 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Flowering Plants
Festuca rubra
Flowering Plants
Festuca varia
Flowering Plants
Luzula multiflora
Flowering Plants
Luzula pindica
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca varia | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula multiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula pindica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.832 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.852 | Southern Italian Nardus stricta swards and related communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.272 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.72 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.72 | Southern Italian mat-grass swards and related communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.72 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.72 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.72 | same |
