Nevadan borreguiles
English name:
Nevadan borreguiles
Description (English)
Dense hygrophilous grasslands occupying humid flats around lakes, gullies, glacial basins, depressions at the oro- and cryoro-Mediterranean levels of the Sierra Nevada, with Nardus stricta, Festuca hispanica, Agrostis nevadensis, Plantago nivalis, Carex intricata, Ranunculus acetosellifolius, Vaccinium uliginosum, Lotus glareosus, Leontodon microcephalus, Galium nevadense, Gentiana boryi, Meum nevadense, Jasione crispa ssp. amethystina, many of which Sierra Nevada endemics.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E4.3622 |
|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Galium nevadense
Flowering Plants
Gentiana boryi
Flowering Plants
Leontodon microcephalus
Flowering Plants
Lotus glareosus
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus acetosellifolius
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Galium nevadense | Flowering Plants | |
| Gentiana boryi | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontodon microcephalus | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus glareosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus acetosellifolius | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.3622 | Nevadan borreguiles | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.3622 | Nevadan borreguiles | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.3622 | Nevadan borreguiles | same |
