Apennine stripped grasslands
Description (English)
Open, xerophile, stripped, stepped, scraped and garland grasslands of alpine and subalpine slopes and summits of the central and southern Apennines, dominated by Sesleria tenuifolia (Sesleria juncifolia), Sesleria nitida, Sesleria italica, Festuca dimorpha, Carex kitaibeliana (Cesleria laevis).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E4.436 |
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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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Festuca dimorpha | Flowering Plants | |
Sesleria italica | Flowering Plants | |
Sesleria nitida | Flowering Plants | |
Sesleria tenuifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.436 | Apennine stripped grasslands | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.436 | Apennine stripped grasslands | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.436 | Apennine stripped grasslands | same |