Oro-Moesian Festuca airoides grasslands
English name:
Oro-Moesian Festuca airoides grasslands
Description (English)
Grasslands of acid substrates of high mountains of the central Balkan peninsula, including the Balkan Range, the Rhodope Mountains, the Moeso-Macedonian mountains and the Pelagonides, dominated by Festuca airoides (Festuca supina), with Nardus stricta, Sesleria comosa, Poa media (Poa ursina), Juncus trifidus, Luzula spicata, Potentilla ternata, Potentilla aurea ssp. chrysocraspeda, Cerastium banaticum, Dianthus microlepis, Campanula alpina, Jasione laevis ssp. orbiculata, Hieracium alpicola.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E4.3943 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.3) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Oro-Moesian acidophilous grasslands | 62D0 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cerastium banaticum
Flowering Plants
Dianthus microlepis
Flowering Plants
Festuca airoides
Flowering Plants
Hieracium alpicola
Flowering Plants
Juncus trifidus
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants
Poa media
Flowering Plants
Sesleria comosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cerastium banaticum | Flowering Plants | |
| Dianthus microlepis | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca airoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium alpicola | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus trifidus | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa media | Flowering Plants | |
| Sesleria comosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.3943 | Oro-Moesian Festuca airoides grasslands | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.3943 | Oro-Moesian Festuca airoides grasslands | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.3943 | Oro-Moesian Festuca airoides grasslands | same |
