Helleno-Balkanic [Satureja montana] steppes
Common name:
Helleno-Balkanic savory steppes
Habitat code:
E1.21
Description:
Perennial, steppe-like low open grasslands on shallow stony soils of the sub-Mediterranean and sub-Pannonic Quercion frainetto and Fagion moesiacum zones of the Balkan peninsula, from Greece to Serbia and western Bulgaria. Typical species (among others): [Festuca valesiaca], [Stipa] spp., [Bromus erectus], [Poa bulbosa], [Melica ciliata], [Carex humilis], [Carex caryophyllea], [Satureja montana], [Teucrium montanum], [Vincetoxicum hirundinaria], [Artemisia alba], [Galium album], [Euphorbia cyparissias], [Teucrium chamaedrys].
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| EC Fauna, Flora, Habitats Directive | Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates(Festuco-Brometalia) ( * im | 6210 |
| Bern Convention 1996 | Dense perennial grasslands and middle European steppes | 34.3 |
| EUNIS Site Code | Source | Greek Natura 2000 code | Site name |
|---|---|---|---|
| A00010002 | GR1110005 | VOUNA TOU EVROU | |
| GR1110002 | GR1110002 | DASOS DADIAS-SOUFLI |