West Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards
Description (English)
Perennial grasslands on acid soils of the supra-Mediterranean zone of the Iberian penisula, dominated by e.g. Festuca elegans or Nardus stricta. Mediterranean annual-rich siliceous grassland of siliceous gravelly, sandy or silty, usually shallow, soils that remain cohesive during the dry season.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1N3 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Festuca elegans
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Festuca elegans | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.831 | Iberian montane Nardus stricta swards | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.831 | Iberian montane Nardus stricta swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.831 | Iberian montane Nardus stricta swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.831 | Iberian montane Nardus stricta swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.831 | Iberian montane Nardus stricta swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.851 | Iberian montane Nardus stricta swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.271 | Iberian montane mat-grass swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.71 | Iberian montane mat-grass swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.71 | Iberian montane mat-grass swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.71 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.71 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.71 | same |
