Ryegrass pastures
English name:
Ryegrass pastures
Description (English)
Relatively species-poor grasslands of Euro-Siberian Western and Central Europe, Atlantic Iberia and the Cordillera Central, the Apennines and the supra-Mediterranean zone of the Balkan peninsula and Greece dominated by Lolium perenne, often with Cynosurus cristatus.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E2.111 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cynosurus cristatus
Flowering Plants
Lolium perenne
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cynosurus cristatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Lolium perenne | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 38.111 | Ryegrass pastures | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E2.111 | Ryegrass pastures | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E2.111 | Ryegrass pastures | same |
