Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands

Description (English)

Formations of the Alps, of the Pyrenees and of the Carpathians, to which the dominance of the crooked sedge, Carex curvula, with twisted leaves whithering early at the tip, gives a highly distinctive texture and yellow-brown hue.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code R4331

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) E4.341 Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.341 Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.341 Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands same
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