Festuca pallens grassland
Description (English)
Subcontinental xeric, thermophile grasslands of middle European collinar rock ledges, mostly dominated by the strong tufts of the glaucous Festuca pallens, Festuca sadlerana and Festuca pannonica and of the green Sesleria albicans, and with Dianthus gratianopolitanus, Carex humilis, Melica ciliata, Aster alpinus, Artemisia campestris ssp. lednicensis, Hieracium spp., Biscutella laevigata ssp. varia, Teucrium botrys, Teucrium montanum, Helianthemum canum, Iris aphylla, Allium strictum, Allium senescens ssp. montanum, locally distributed from French Jura and Rhine valley to sub-Pannonic foothils and Carpathians in Romania. The communities of the Festucion pallescentis often occupy isolated stations and include rare or relictual species which impart to many of them a distinctive biogeographical and physiognomic individuality. In particular, rare and highly disjunct western outposts occur in the Meuse basin of the Belgian and French Ardennes, harbouring, among others, very isolated populations of Draba aizoides var. montana, Artemisia alba ssp. saxatilis and Hieracium vogesiacum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.29 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Aster alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
Carex humilis | Flowering Plants | |
Dianthus gratianopolitanus | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca pallens | Flowering Plants | |
Helianthemum canum | Flowering Plants | |
Hieracium vogesiacum | Flowering Plants | |
Iris aphylla | Flowering Plants | |
Melica ciliata | Flowering Plants | |
Sesleria albicans | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium botrys | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium montanum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.35 | Pale fescue grasslands | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.2.2 | Pelouse sèche médio-européenne | overlap |
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T3.1 | SKALNÍ VEGETACE S KOSTŘAVOU SIVOU (FESTUCA PALLENS) (Rock-outcrop vegetation with Festuca pallens) | narrower |
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T3.2 | PĚCHAVOVÉ TRÁVNÍKY (Sesleria grasslands) | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.29 | Festuca pallens grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.29 | Festuca pallens grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.29 | Festuca pallens grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.29 | Festuca pallens grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.29 | Festuca pallens grasslands | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.115 | Pale fescue grasslands | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.35 | Pale fescue grasslands | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.35 | Pale fescue grasslands | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.35 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.35 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.35 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.35 | same |