Mesophile evergreen sedge grasslands
Description (English)
Mesophile grasslands of the northern, central and southwestern Alps and of the Pyrenees, occupying gentle shaded slopes (ubac) and humid flats on deep, often slightly acid, soils over calcareous substrates, with Sesleria albicans, Carex sempervirens, Helictotrichon montanum, Arenaria ciliata, Draba aizoides, Globularia nana, Geranium cinereum, Ranunculus gouanii, Ranunculus thora, Primula elatior ssp. intricata, Oxytropis triflora, Trifolium thalii, Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. pyrenaica, Alchemilla plicatula (Alchemilla asterophylla), Adonis pyrenaica, Horminum pyrenaicum, Geum pyrenaicum, Bartsia spicata, Bartsia alpina, Scabiosa cinerea, Leuzea centauroides (Rhaponticum cynaroides), Fritillaria delphinensis, Fritillaria burnatii, Crocus vernus, Bulbocodium vernum, Carex tendae, Salix pyrenaica.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R4411 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arenaria ciliata
Flowering Plants
Carex sempervirens
Flowering Plants
Draba aizoides
Flowering Plants
Geranium cinereum
Flowering Plants
Globularia nana
Flowering Plants
Helictotrichon montanum
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Primula elatior
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus gouanii
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus thora
Flowering Plants
Sesleria albicans
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arenaria ciliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Draba aizoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium cinereum | Flowering Plants | |
| Globularia nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Helictotrichon montanum | Flowering Plants | |
| Primula elatior | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus gouanii | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus thora | Flowering Plants | |
| Sesleria albicans | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.411 | Mesophile evergreen sedge grasslands | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.411 | Mesophile evergreen sedge grasslands | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.411 | Mesophile evergreen sedge grasslands | same |
