Vrachansky karst chasmophyte communities

Description (English)

Calcareous cliff communities of the Vrachaanska mountains in the western Balkan Range, developed around 1400 metres of altitude, with Festuca balcanica ssp. balcanica, Festuca xanthina, Achnatherum calamagrostis, Juniperus sabina, Daphne oleoides, Syringa vulgaris, Saxifraga rocheliana, Polygala murbeckii.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code U371132

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Festuca balcanica
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Festuca balcanica Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) H3.2A132 Vrachansky karst chasmophyte communities same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H3.2A132 Vrachansky karst chasmophyte communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H3.2A132 Vrachansky karst chasmophyte communities same
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