Pirin calcicolous chasmophyte communities

English name: Pirin calcicolous chasmophyte communities

Description (English)

Calcareous cliff communities of the Pirin and the Slavianka with Leontopodium alpinum ssp. nivale, Potentilla apennina ssp. stoianovii, Kernera saxatilis, Campanula cochlearifolia var. pirinica, Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi, Saxifraga luteoviridis, Papaver degenii, Aster alpinus var. dolomiticus, Brassica jordanoffii, Danthoniastrum compactum, Festuca pirinica, Sesleria rigida, Sesleria korabensis, Pinus heldreichii and, in the Slavianka, Viola delphinantha, Convolvulus boissieri.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code H3.2A121
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H3.2)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus heldreichii
Flowering Plants Brassica jordanoffii
Flowering Plants Convolvulus boissieri
Flowering Plants Festuca pirinica
Flowering Plants Kernera saxatilis
Flowering Plants Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi
Flowering Plants Sesleria korabensis
Flowering Plants Sesleria rigida
Flowering Plants Viola delphinantha
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Pinus heldreichii Conifers
Brassica jordanoffii Flowering Plants
Convolvulus boissieri Flowering Plants
Festuca pirinica Flowering Plants
Kernera saxatilis Flowering Plants
Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi Flowering Plants
Sesleria korabensis Flowering Plants
Sesleria rigida Flowering Plants
Viola delphinantha Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 62.1A121 Pirin calcicolous chasmophyte communities source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H3.2A121 Pirin calcicolous chasmophyte communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H3.2A121 Pirin calcicolous chasmophyte communities same
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