Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands
Description (English)
Dry calcicolous grasslands of Carboniferous Limestone outcrops of Wales and the Mendips, extending locally to hard Chalk formations of the Isle of Wight and of the neighbouring southern English mainland, with Festuca ovina, Koeleria macrantha, Carex flacca, Briza media, Avenula pubescens, Avenula pratensis, Festuca rubra, Carlina vulgaris, Sanguisorba minor, Thymus praecox, Hieracium pilosella, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Helianthemum nummularium, Helianthemum canum, Scilla verna.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.2615 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Avenula pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Avenula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
Briza media | Flowering Plants | |
Carex flacca | Flowering Plants | |
Carlina vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca ovina | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
Helianthemum canum | Flowering Plants | |
Helianthemum nummularium | Flowering Plants | |
Hieracium pilosella | Flowering Plants | |
Koeleria macrantha | Flowering Plants | |
Lotus corniculatus | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago lanceolata | Flowering Plants | |
Sanguisorba minor | Flowering Plants | |
Scilla verna | Flowering Plants | |
Thymus praecox | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.3215 | Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.2615 | Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.2615 | Vecto-Cambrian Festuca-Carlina grasslands | same |