[Deschampsia flexuosa] grassland

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Wavy hair-grass grassland

Habitat code:

E1.73

Description:

Closed, dry or mesophile, perennial grasslands occupying acid soils in Atlantic or sub-Atlantic lowland, collinar and montane regions of northern Europe, north to Iceland and southern Scandinavia, middle Europe and western Iberia dominated by [Deschampsia flexuosa].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Deschampsia flexuosa (Linnaeus, 1753) Trin., 1836	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in	6230

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
U11008001	U11008001	KOLGA LAHE VAIKESAARED, AKSI SAAR
V66440700	V66440700	ZIEMELVIDZEMES PIEKRASTE
U33124001	U33124001	MANILAID
F00000600	F00000600	CENTRAL BALKAN
U23056001	U23056001	PIIRISSAAR
F00000602	F00000602	TSARICHINA