Balkan closed calcicolous fescue grasslands

English name: Balkan closed calcicolous fescue grasslands

Description (English)

Closed calciphile fescue-dominated grasslands developed on deep nutrient-poor soils overlying limestones in sheltered locations of the alpine and subalpine levels of the western Balkan Range system, in particular of the Suva Planina, formed by the regional endemic Festuca xanthina, associated with Festuca varia s.s.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E4.41731
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

Flowering Plants Festuca varia
Flowering Plants Festuca xanthina
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Festuca varia Flowering Plants
Festuca xanthina Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 36.41731 Balkan closed calcicolous fescue grasslands source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.41731 Balkan closed calcicolous fescue grasslands same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.41731 Balkan closed calcicolous fescue grasslands same
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