Pannonic seseli pale fescue grasslands

English name: Pannonic seseli pale fescue grasslands

Description (English)

Xerothermic grasslands of the Transdanubian part of the Hungarian Central Range, developed on skeletal soils and dolomite debris of warm, dry, steep slopes with a south and southwest exposure, rich in Festuca pallens, abundant in species of sub-Mediterranean or Eurasian affinities, such as Stipa eriocaulis, Stipa pulcherrima, Fumana procumbens, Paronychia cephalotes, Allium moschatum, Dorycnium germanicum, Gypsophila arenaria, Carex humilis, Pulsatilla grandis, Globularia aphyllanthes, Asperula cynanchica, with Thalictrum pseudominus, Astragalus vesicarius ssp. albidus, with Pannonic endemics Seseli leucospermum, Linum dolomiticum, and a significant representation of some typically high mountain species including Poa badensis and Draba lasiocarpa.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.292222
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Allium moschatum
Flowering Plants Asperula cynanchica
Flowering Plants Carex humilis
Flowering Plants Draba lasiocarpa
Flowering Plants Festuca pallens
Flowering Plants Fumana procumbens
Flowering Plants Gypsophila arenaria
Flowering Plants Linum dolomiticum
Flowering Plants Paronychia cephalotes
Flowering Plants Poa badensis
Flowering Plants Pulsatilla grandis
Flowering Plants Seseli leucospermum
Flowering Plants Stipa pulcherrima
Flowering Plants Thalictrum pseudominus
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Allium moschatum Flowering Plants
Asperula cynanchica Flowering Plants
Carex humilis Flowering Plants
Draba lasiocarpa Flowering Plants
Festuca pallens Flowering Plants
Fumana procumbens Flowering Plants
Gypsophila arenaria Flowering Plants
Linum dolomiticum Flowering Plants
Paronychia cephalotes Flowering Plants
Poa badensis Flowering Plants
Pulsatilla grandis Flowering Plants
Seseli leucospermum Flowering Plants
Stipa pulcherrima Flowering Plants
Thalictrum pseudominus Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 34.352222 Pannonic seseli pale fescue grasslands source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.292222 Pannonic seseli pale fescue grasslands same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.292222 Pannonic seseli pale fescue grasslands same
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