Northern rusty sedge grasslands
Description (English)
Mesophile, often flower-rich grasslands of the northern Alps, and, locally, of the southeastern Alps, in the Karawanken and the Slovenian Alps, occupying deep soils in the subalpine and lower alpine levels of the calcareous ranges, usually dominated by Carex ferruginea and with Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus frigidus, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Lathyrus laevigatus, Astrantia major, Centaurea montana, Anemone narcissiflora, Crepis pyrenaica, Crepis pontana, Pedicularis foliosa, Traunsteinera globosa, Phleum hirsutum, Agrostis agrostiflora.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E4.412 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.4) |
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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Agrostis agrostiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Anemone narcissiflora | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
Astragalus frigidus | Flowering Plants | |
Astrantia major | Flowering Plants | |
Carex ferruginea | Flowering Plants | |
Centaurea montana | Flowering Plants | |
Crepis pontana | Flowering Plants | |
Crepis pyrenaica | Flowering Plants | |
Hedysarum hedysaroides | Flowering Plants | |
Lathyrus laevigatus | Flowering Plants | |
Pedicularis foliosa | Flowering Plants | |
Phleum hirsutum | Flowering Plants | |
Traunsteinera globosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.412 | Northern rusty sedge grasslands | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.412 | Northern rusty sedge grasslands | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.412 | Northern rusty sedge grasslands | same |