Pannonic loess steppes
Description (English)
Primary species-rich, relatively closed, multi-strata steppic grasslands, on deep chernozems, the main Pannonic representative of the steppes of Central Eurasia, composed mainly of Festuca rupicola, Stipa capillata, Koeleria cristata, Poa angustifolia, Bromus inermis, Elymus hispidus, Achillea pannonica, Taraxacum serotinum, Viola ambigua, Astragalus onobrychis, Chamaecytisus austriacus, Chamaecytisus supinus, Adonis vernalis, Veronica austriaca, Veronica prostrata, Vinca herbacea, Asperula glauca, Allium paniculatum, with Nepeta parviflora, Silene longiflora, Ajuga laxmannii, Astragalus dasyanthus, Astragalus vesicarius, Astragalus exscapus, Astragalus austriacus, Salvia nemorosa, Salvia nutans, Echium maculatum. Originally widely distributed throughout the loess plateau of the Pannonic basin and at the foot of the Hungarian Central Range, but now reduced only to small fragments because of intensive agricultural activity. This habitat is of major conservation importance and harbours numerous rare and threatened taxa, including, among flowering plants, Crambe tataria, Adonis transsylvanica, Thlaspi jankae, Brassica elongata.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.2C1 |
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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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Achillea pannonica | Flowering Plants | |
Adonis vernalis | Flowering Plants | |
Ajuga laxmannii | Flowering Plants | |
Allium paniculatum | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus austriacus | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus dasyanthus | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus exscapus | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus onobrychis | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus vesicarius | Flowering Plants | |
Brassica elongata | Flowering Plants | |
Chamaecytisus austriacus | Flowering Plants | |
Crambe tataria | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus hispidus | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rupicola | Flowering Plants | |
Nepeta parviflora | Flowering Plants | |
Poa angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Salvia nemorosa | Flowering Plants | |
Salvia nutans | Flowering Plants | |
Silene longiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Stipa capillata | Flowering Plants | |
Taraxacum serotinum | Flowering Plants | |
Thlaspi jankae | Flowering Plants | |
Veronica austriaca | Flowering Plants | |
Vinca herbacea | Flowering Plants | |
Viola ambigua | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.911 | Pannonic loess steppes | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.2C1 | Pannonic loess steppes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.2C1 | Pannonic loess steppes | same |