Hygromesophile medio-European lowland hay meadows
Description (English)
More humid, or temporarily more humid, swards of the lowland sub-Atlantic mesophile hay meadows of Western Europe and Central Europe, dominated by Arrhenatherum elatius and Alopecurus pratensis, or by the latter alone, and with a species composition intermediate between that of mesophile and humid meadows (R3) with Cirsium oleraceum, Angelica sylvestris, Sanguisorba officinalis, Ranunculus repens, Myosotis palustris, Glechoma hederacea, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Ajuga reptans, Cardamine pratensis, Lysimachia nummularia, Geranium pratense, Campanula patula, Pastinaca sativa, Heracleum sphondylium, Anthriscus sylvestris. Towards the east, in more continental climates, the Alopecurus meadows communities increasingly take the character of humid riverine meadows; they have been included in R3 from the Pannonic region eastwards, in the range of the mesophile meadows of R215.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R2222 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arrhenatherum elatius
Flowering Plants
Cirsium oleraceum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arrhenatherum elatius | Flowering Plants | |
| Cirsium oleraceum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E2.222 | Hygromesophile medio-European lowland hay meadows | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E2.222 | Hygromesophile medio-European lowland hay meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E2.222 | Hygromesophile medio-European lowland hay meadows | same |
