Arctic-alpine Violet fescue swards and related communities
Description (English)
Closed grasslands of the subalpine and lower alpine levels of the Alps and the Pyrenees dominated by Festuca violacea or Festuca nigrescens and Trifolium thalii, developed on deep, often superficially slightly acidified, soils.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R4414 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Festuca nigrescens
Flowering Plants
Festuca violacea
Flowering Plants
Trifolium thalii
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Festuca nigrescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca violacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Trifolium thalii | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.414 | Violet fescue swards and related communities | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.414 | Violet fescue swards and related communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.414 | Violet fescue swards and related communities | same |
