EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E1 - Dry grasslands > E1.2 - Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes > E1.28 - Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland

Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland

English name: Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland

Description (English)

Low-altitude middle European xerophile, rupicolous or psammophilous, grasslands of slightly calcareous substrates, with Festuca heteropachys, Festuca trachyphylla, Koeleria macrantha (Koeleria gracilis), Phleum phleoides, Luzula campestris, Dianthus deltoides, Jasione montana, Agrostis tenuis, Potentilla erecta, Armeria elongata, Artemisia campestris, Aster linosyris, Lychnis viscaria, Silene otites, Silene nutans, Chamaespartium sagittale, Campanula patula, Potentilla rupestris, Helianthemum nummularium ssp. obscurum, Helianthemum apenninum, Scleranthus perennis, Allium senescens ssp. montanum.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E1.28
Bern Convention	Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)	6210	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Agrostis tenuis

Flowering Plants Artemisia campestris

Flowering Plants Aster linosyris

Flowering Plants Campanula patula

Flowering Plants Chamaespartium sagittale

Flowering Plants Dianthus deltoides

Flowering Plants Festuca heteropachys

Flowering Plants Helianthemum apenninum

Flowering Plants Jasione montana

Flowering Plants Koeleria gracilis

Flowering Plants Koeleria macrantha

Flowering Plants Luzula campestris

Flowering Plants Lychnis viscaria

Flowering Plants Phleum phleoides

Flowering Plants Potentilla erecta

Flowering Plants Potentilla rupestris

Flowering Plants Scleranthus perennis

Flowering Plants Silene nutans

Flowering Plants Silene otites

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Agrostis tenuis		Flowering Plants
Artemisia campestris		Flowering Plants
Aster linosyris		Flowering Plants
Campanula patula		Flowering Plants
Chamaespartium sagittale		Flowering Plants
Dianthus deltoides		Flowering Plants
Festuca heteropachys		Flowering Plants
Helianthemum apenninum		Flowering Plants
Jasione montana		Flowering Plants
Koeleria gracilis		Flowering Plants
Koeleria macrantha		Flowering Plants
Luzula campestris		Flowering Plants
Lychnis viscaria		Flowering Plants
Phleum phleoides		Flowering Plants
Potentilla erecta		Flowering Plants
Potentilla rupestris		Flowering Plants
Scleranthus perennis		Flowering Plants
Silene nutans		Flowering Plants
Silene otites		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	34.34	Central European calcaro-siliceous grasslands	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	4.2.4	Pelouse mi-sèche médio-europénne	wider
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	T3.5	ACIDOFILNÍ SUCHÉ TRÁVNÍKY (Acidophilous dry grasslands)	same
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	3450000	Xerotermné travobylinné biotopy na kyslých substrátoch	n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	3460000	Xerotermné travobylinné biotopy na tretohorných vyvrelinách	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E1.28	Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E1.28	Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E1.28	Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	E1.28	Central European calcaro-siliceous grassland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	E1.28	Central European calcaro-siliceous grasslands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	E1.114	Central European calcaro-siliceous grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	34.34	Central European calcaro-siliceous grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	34.34	Central European calcaro-siliceous grasslands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	34.34		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	34.34		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	34.34		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	34.34		same

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