EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E3 - Seasonally wet and wet grasslands > E3.4 - Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland > E3.41 - Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows

Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows

English name: Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows

Description (English)

Lightly managed hay meadows and pastures on both basicline and acidocline, nutrient-rich permanently or temporarily humid soils of middle European lowlands, hills and low mountains under Atlantic or sub-Atlantic climatic conditions, from the British Isles and northwestern Iberia east to the Baltic States, the western Carpathians and Illyrian region. Among the characteristic plant components of the highly diverse communities forming this unit are Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Cirsium rivulare, Cirsium oleraceum, Carduus personata, Telekia speciosa, Epilobium parviflorum, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Mentha aquatica, Scirpus sylvaticus, Stachys palustris, Bromus racemosus, Crepis paludosa, Fritillaria meleagris, Geum rivale, Polygonum bistorta, Senecio aquaticus, Trollius europaeus, Lotus uliginosus, Trifolium dubium, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum telmateia, Myosotis palustris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe silaifolia, Gratiola officinalis, Inula salicina, Succisella inflexa, Dactylorhiza majalis, Ranunculus acris, Rumex acetosa, Holcus lanatus, Alopecurus pratensis, Festuca pratensis, Festuca gigantea, Juncus effusus, Juncus filiformis and Carex cespitosa.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E3.41
Bern Convention	Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E3.4)

Legal status

Not available

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Ferns Equisetum palustre

Ferns Equisetum telmateia

Flowering Plants Alopecurus pratensis

Flowering Plants Angelica sylvestris

Flowering Plants Bromus racemosus

Flowering Plants Caltha palustris

Flowering Plants Carduus personata

Flowering Plants Carex cespitosa

Flowering Plants Cirsium oleraceum

Flowering Plants Cirsium palustre

Flowering Plants Cirsium rivulare

Flowering Plants Crepis paludosa

Flowering Plants Dactylorhiza majalis

Flowering Plants Deschampsia cespitosa

Flowering Plants Epilobium parviflorum

Flowering Plants Festuca gigantea

Flowering Plants Festuca pratensis

Flowering Plants Fritillaria meleagris

Flowering Plants Geum rivale

Flowering Plants Gratiola officinalis

Flowering Plants Inula salicina

Flowering Plants Juncus effusus

Flowering Plants Juncus filiformis

Flowering Plants Lotus uliginosus

Flowering Plants Lychnis flos-cuculi

Flowering Plants Mentha aquatica

Flowering Plants Oenanthe silaifolia

Flowering Plants Polygonum bistorta

Flowering Plants Ranunculus acris

Flowering Plants Rumex acetosa

Flowering Plants Scirpus sylvaticus

Flowering Plants Senecio aquaticus

Flowering Plants Stachys palustris

Flowering Plants Succisella inflexa

Flowering Plants Telekia speciosa

Flowering Plants Trifolium dubium

Flowering Plants Trollius europaeus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Equisetum palustre		Ferns
Equisetum telmateia		Ferns
Alopecurus pratensis		Flowering Plants
Angelica sylvestris		Flowering Plants
Bromus racemosus		Flowering Plants
Caltha palustris		Flowering Plants
Carduus personata		Flowering Plants
Carex cespitosa		Flowering Plants
Cirsium oleraceum		Flowering Plants
Cirsium palustre		Flowering Plants
Cirsium rivulare		Flowering Plants
Crepis paludosa		Flowering Plants
Dactylorhiza majalis		Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa		Flowering Plants
Epilobium parviflorum		Flowering Plants
Festuca gigantea		Flowering Plants
Festuca pratensis		Flowering Plants
Fritillaria meleagris		Flowering Plants
Geum rivale		Flowering Plants
Gratiola officinalis		Flowering Plants
Inula salicina		Flowering Plants
Juncus effusus		Flowering Plants
Juncus filiformis		Flowering Plants
Lotus uliginosus		Flowering Plants
Lychnis flos-cuculi		Flowering Plants
Mentha aquatica		Flowering Plants
Oenanthe silaifolia		Flowering Plants
Polygonum bistorta		Flowering Plants
Ranunculus acris		Flowering Plants
Rumex acetosa		Flowering Plants
Scirpus sylvaticus		Flowering Plants
Senecio aquaticus		Flowering Plants
Stachys palustris		Flowering Plants
Succisella inflexa		Flowering Plants
Telekia speciosa		Flowering Plants
Trifolium dubium		Flowering Plants
Trollius europaeus		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	37.21	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	3.3.2.2	Baltic Rush type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.1a	Tufted Hair-grass meadow type, maritime variant	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	3.3.2.5	Tall sedge-Brown moss type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.2b	Carex cespitosa variant	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.1d	Tufted Hair-grass meadow type, northern variant	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.1b	Tufted Hair-grass meadow type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.2	Tall Herb meadow type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.2a	Cabbage Thistle variant	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.1c	Tufted Hair-grass meadow type, moist variant	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	5.2.3.1	Tufted Hair-grass meadow type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	3.4.2.1d	Hard Rush-Blunt-flowered Rush variant	n/a
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	M22	Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow	narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	MG9	Holcus lanatus-Deschampsia cespitosa grassland	narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	2.3.2	Prairie à populage	wider
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	T1.5	VLHKÉ PCHÁČOVÉ LOUKY (Wet Cirsium meadows)	same
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	3522300	Vlhké lúky podhorských a horských oblasti	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E3.41	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E3.41	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E3.41	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	E3.41	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	E3.42	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	E2.45	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	37.21	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	37.21	Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	37.21		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	37.21		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	37.21		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	37.22		same

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