Blue moorgrass-evergreen sedge swards
English name:
Blue moorgrass-evergreen sedge swards
Description (English)
Xero-thermophile stepped or garland, species-rich grasslands of the alpine and subalpine levels of the northern and southeastern Alps, and locally, of the Jura, on slopes with shallow soil and snowcover of short duration, with Sesleria albicans, Carex sempervirens, Carex humilis, Gentiana favratii, Helianthemum alpestre, Helianthemum nummularium ssp. grandiflorum, Phyteuma orbiculare, Leontopodium alpinum, Pedicularis rostratocapitata, Pedicularis verticillata, Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. alpestris, Ranunculus thora.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E4.431 |
|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Carex humilis
Flowering Plants
Carex sempervirens
Flowering Plants
Leontopodium alpinum
Flowering Plants
Pedicularis verticillata
Flowering Plants
Phyteuma orbiculare
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus thora
Flowering Plants
Sesleria albicans
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex humilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontopodium alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Pedicularis verticillata | Flowering Plants | |
| Phyteuma orbiculare | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus thora | Flowering Plants | |
| Sesleria albicans | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.431 | Blue moorgrass-evergreen sedge swards | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.431 | Blue moorgrass-evergreen sedge swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.431 | Blue moorgrass-evergreen sedge swards | same |
