Viper's grass-catsear grasslands
Common name:
Viper's grass-catsear grasslands
Habitat code:
E1.5534
Description:
Deep soil, acidocline sub-Mediterranean xeric grasslands of the Adriatic façade of the Balkan peninsula, limited to moutain slopes of Istria, up to the beech level, transitional to medio-European [Bromion erecti] grasslands, with [Bromus erectus], [Brachypodium pinnatum], [Festuca valesiaca], [Thalictrum aquilegifolium], [Lilium bulbiferum], [Gentianella germanica], [Primula veris], [Scorzonera villosa], [Hypochoeris maculata].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Hypochoeris maculata L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Scorzonera villosa Scop. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Gentianella germanica (Willd.) E.F.Warb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Primula veris Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Lilium bulbiferum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Festuca valesiaca Schleicher ex Gaudin, 1811 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Bromus erectus Hudson, 1762 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Brachypodium pinnatum (Linnaeus, 1753) Beauv., 1812 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |