Inner Alpine [Minuartia laricifolia] steppe forests
Common name:
Inner Alpine sandwort ([Minuartia]) steppe forests
Habitat code:
G3.45
Description:
Xerophile, acidophilous, [Pinus sylvestris] forests of the montane level of southwestern inner Alpine valleys (Maurienne, Guisane, Dora-Riparia, Chisone) where they replace the formations of the [Ononido-Pinion] on strongly siliceous adrets, with [Deschampsia flexuosa] and [Minuartia laricifolia] dominant.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Minuartia laricifolia (L.) Schinz & Thell. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Deschampsia flexuosa (Linnaeus, 1753) Trin., 1836 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |