Perennial open siliceous grassland
Description (English)
Open or semi-open grasslands of fixed sands and dry ground of Atlantic and sub-Atlantic Europe dominated by perennial grasses such as Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis vinealis, Agrostis delicatula, Agrostis durieui, Agrostis castellana, Poa angustifolia, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca filiformis, Corynephorus canescens, Calamagrostis epigejos or Carex arenaria, usually succeeding to formations of unit R1P1 or R1Q1 and constituting a transition towards closed grasslands of unit E1.7 (of EUNIS 2012 narrower than R1M).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R1P2 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Agrostis capillaris
Flowering Plants
Agrostis castellana
Flowering Plants
Agrostis delicatula
Flowering Plants
Agrostis durieui
Flowering Plants
Agrostis vinealis
Flowering Plants
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis epigejos
Flowering Plants
Carex arenaria
Flowering Plants
Corynephorus canescens
Flowering Plants
Poa angustifolia
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis capillaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis castellana | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis delicatula | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis durieui | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis vinealis | Flowering Plants | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Calamagrostis epigejos | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
| Corynephorus canescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa angustifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E1.92 | Perennial open siliceous grassland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.92 | Perennial open siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.92 | Perennial open siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.92 | Perennial open siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.92 | Perennial open siliceous grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.92 | Perennial open siliceous grasslands | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.222 | Perennial open siliceous grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 35.22 | Perennial open siliceous grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 35.22 | Perennial open siliceous grasslands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 35.22 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 35.22 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 35.22 | same |
