Pyrenean Festuca borderi swards
Description (English)
Subnival formations of the Pyrenees with Potentilla frigida, Erigeron uniflorus, Carex rupestris and many cushion plants such as Saxifraga bryoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Minuartia sedoides, Silene acaulis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E4.344 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.3) |
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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Carex rupestris | Flowering Plants | |
Erigeron uniflorus | Flowering Plants | |
Minuartia sedoides | Flowering Plants | |
Potentilla frigida | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga bryoides | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga oppositifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Silene acaulis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.344 | Pyrenean Festuca borderi swards | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.344 | Pyrenean Festuca borderi swards | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.344 | Pyrenean Festuca borderi swards | same |