Giant moorgrass swards

Description (English)

Very tall Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea (Molinia arundinacea)-dominated humid meadows of southern Central Europe, in particular, of the Illyrian zone, the peri-Pannonic and peri-Bohemian regions, the Danube, Lech and Isar basins, the upper Rhine.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code R3713

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Molinia arundinacea
Flowering Plants Molinia caerulea
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Molinia arundinacea Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) E3.513 Giant moorgrass swards same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E3.513 Giant moorgrass swards same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E3.513 Giant moorgrass swards same
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