Moist or wet mesotrophic to eutrophic hay meadow
Description (English)
Meadows of moist, sometimes seasonally flooded, nutrient-rich soils on floodplains and in brook-valleys throughout the lowland to submontane belts of Europe. Traditionally cut for hay, though sometimes also lightly grazed in late summer and autumn, the vegetation is often species-rich with a diverse associated invertebrate fauna attracted by the abundance of flowers. Often once part of wider agricultural landscapes with associated pastures, good examples of the habitat now often survive more fragmentarily, and transitions to improved silage grassland on flood-protected land are widespread.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code R35 |
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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 availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Scirpus sylvaticus | Flowering Plants | |
Caltha palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus effusus | Flowering Plants | |
Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
Cardamine pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Myosotis scorpioides | Flowering Plants | |
Galium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
Lotus pedunculatus | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus acris | Flowering Plants | |
Alopecurus pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Cirsium palustre | Flowering Plants | |
Lathyrus pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Equisetum palustre | Ferns | |
Cirsium rivulare | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Juncus effusus | Flowering Plants | |
Holcus lanatus | Flowering Plants | |
Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus repens | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus acris | Flowering Plants | |
Caltha palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
Myosotis scorpioides | Flowering Plants | |
Galium palustre | Flowering Plants | |
Rumex acetosa | Flowering Plants | |
Equisetum palustre | Ferns | |
Cirsium palustre | Flowering Plants | |
Poa trivialis | Flowering Plants | |
Cardamine pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Scirpus sylvaticus | Flowering Plants | |
Lotus pedunculatus | Flowering Plants | |
Lathyrus pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Agrostis stolonifera | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Juncus effusus | Flowering Plants | |
Scirpus sylvaticus | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | E3.4a | Moist or wet mesotrophic to eutrophic hay meadow | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.4 | Moist or wet lowland eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.4 | Moist or wet lowland eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.2 | Eutrophic humid grasslands | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.2 | Eutrophic humid grasslands | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.2 | narrower | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.2 | narrower | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.1 | narrower | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.2 | narrower | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.2 | narrower | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.1 | narrower |