East Carpathian Festuca flaccida grasslands

English name: East Carpathian Festuca flaccida grasslands

Description (English)

Xero-mesophile open grasslands of sunny slopes (adrets) of the Rodnei mountains in the Eastern Carpathians dominated by the southeastern Carpathian endemic Festuca nitida ssp. flaccida (Festuca flaccida), developed on rendzinas overlying limestone substrates, ecologically similar to the Alpine violet fescue grasslands of unit E4.416, though more open.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E4.43924
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.4)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 36.43924 East Carpathian Festuca flaccida grasslands source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.43924 East Carpathian Festuca flaccida grasslands same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.43924 East Carpathian Festuca flaccida grasslands same
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