Pyrenean Festuca eskia garland-grasslands
Description (English)
Open, thermophile, stripped grasslands organized in ribbons retaining stony, almost bare steps of the sunny slopes (adrets) of the upper subalpine and lower alpine zones in the Pyrenees, formed by the hard, sharp-pointed, slippery, bright green, tufted Festuca eskia, sometimes associated with Carex sempervirens s.l.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R4322 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex sempervirens
Flowering Plants
Festuca eskia
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca eskia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.332 | Pyrenean Festuca eskia garland-grasslands | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.332 | Pyrenean Festuca eskia garland-grasslands | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.332 | Pyrenean Festuca eskia garland-grasslands | same |
