Subcontinental riverine meadows
Description (English)
Meadows of the valleys of great rivers of continental or subcontinental climate regions of Central Europe, submitted to repeated inundation periods in the year, characteristic of the Elbe, the Saale, the Main valleys of Germany and Bohemia, occuring also in Moravia, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia and Serbia, with a disjunct outpost in the arid Rhine graben. They are usually dominated by Deschampsia cespitosa or Alopecurus pratensis, Poa palustris, Poa pratensis, Carex and Juncus species. Characteristic species include Cnidium dubium (Cnidium venosum), Viola persicifolia, Allium angulosum, Clematis integrifolia, Iris sibirica, Oenanthe lachenalii, Oenanthe silaifolia, Gratiola officinalis, Juncus atratus, Leucojum aestivum, Carex praecox var. suzae, Carex melanostachya, Serratula tinctoria, Lythrum virgatum. Because of universal river control schemes, these communities, dependent on natural or near natural flow regemes, are extremely threatened. Vegetation of alliance Cnidion venosi.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R353 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Alopecurus pratensis
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
Flowering Plants
Poa palustris
Flowering Plants
Poa pratensis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Alopecurus pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa pratensis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E3.43 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.43 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.43 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.43 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.43 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.44 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.47 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.23 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.23 | Subcontinental riverine meadows | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.23 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.23 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.23 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.23 | same |
