Pannonic dune open grasslands

Common name:
Pannonic dune open grasslands
Habitat code:
E1.994
Description:

More or less open grasslands constituting the second stage of succession in the colonisation of Pannonic dunes, dominated by the perennial grasses [Festuca vaginata], [Stipa capillata], [Stipa borysthenica], [Cleistogenes serotina], [Koeleria glauca], [Koeleria cristata], [Carex liparocarpos], accompanied by [Euphorbia seguierana], [Alkanna tinctoria], [Alyssum montanum ssp. gmelinii], [Dianthus serotinus], [Dianthus diutinus], [Gypsophila paniculata], [Scabiosa ochroleuca], [Astragalus austriacus], [Astragalus onobrychis], [Erysimum diffusum], [Fumana procumbens], [Minuartia glomerata], [Minuartia verna]; arid sites on flattened plains are characterized by the abundance of lichens and have [Helechrysum arenarium] and [Kochia laniflora]; thermic slopes and tops of dunes support an open community with the shrub [Fumana procumbens], [Astragalus varius], [Helianthemum nummularium], [Scabiosa ochroleuca]; somewhat water-retentive depressions are characterized by [Scirpus holoschoenus] and [Linum hirsutum ssp. glabrescens]; shrub colonisation includes [Juniperus communis], [Berberis vulgaris] and [Salix rosmarinifolia]. Decalcified dune tops and slopes may support more acidophilous formations dominated by [Corynephorus canescens], with [Jasione montana] and [Rumex acetosella ssp. tenuifolia], but also with many species of the calcareous sandy grasslands, including [Festuca vaginata] and [Koeleria glauca].

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Juniperus communis Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Berberis vulgaris Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Alyssum montanum ssp. gmelinii (Jord.) Em.Schmid Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Jasione montana L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dianthus serotinus Waldst. & Kit. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Minuartia glomerata (M.Bieb.) Degen Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Gypsophila paniculata L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Minuartia verna (Linnaeus, 1767) Hiern, 1899 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Fumana procumbens (Dunal) Gren. & Godr. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Scabiosa ochroleuca Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Euphorbia seguierana Neck. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Astragalus varius S.G.Gmel. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Astragalus austriacus Jacq. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Astragalus onobrychis L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Linum hirsutum ssp. glabrescens (Rochel) Soó Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Salix rosmarinifolia L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex liparocarpos Gaudin Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Scirpus holoschoenus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca vaginata Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Corynephorus canescens (L.) P.Beauv. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Stipa capillata Linnaeus, 1762 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Koeleria glauca (Schrad.) DC. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. pro parte Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bassia laniflora (S.G.Gmel.) A.J.Scott Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dianthus giganteiformis ssp. pontederae (A.Kern.) Soó Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Erysimum crassistylum C.Presl Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
H05200180 H05200180 HAJDUHADHAZI LIGET-LEGELO
H05200450 H05200450 SPALAX RESERVE AT HAJDUBAGOS
H06100680 H06100680 BOCSA-BUGAC INLAND SAND DUNE JUNIPER WOODS