Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes
Description (English)
Meso-, thermo- and sub-Mediterranean steppes of Greece and the southern Balkan peninsula, north to Albania and the F.Y.R. of Macedonia, constituted by cespitose andropogonid grasses such as Dichanthium ischaemum, Hyparrhenia hirta, Andropogon distachyos, or Chrysopogon gryllus. They are continued in Bulgaria by the steppic grasslands of unit E1.234 , and in the western Balkan peninsula by tall-grass steppic grasslands of units E1.551, E1.552 and E1.553, in particular, of unit E1.5524. They are represented farther north in the southern Alpine region by grasslands of unit E1.267.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.4344 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Chrysopogon gryllus
Flowering Plants
Dichanthium ischaemum
Flowering Plants
Hyparrhenia hirta
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysopogon gryllus | Flowering Plants | |
| Dichanthium ischaemum | Flowering Plants | |
| Hyparrhenia hirta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.6344 | Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.4344 | Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.4344 | Helleno-Balkanic andropogonid grass steppes | same |
