Iberian [Festuca elegans] grassland
Common name:
Iberian tall fescue grassland
Habitat code:
E1.82
Description:
Perennial grasslands dominated by the tall cespitose [Festuca elegans] of the supra-Mediterranean [Quercus pyrenaica] level of the Cordillera Central and Sierra Nevada with, among others, [Geum heterocarpum], [Trifolium ochroleucon] and [Paeonia coriacea] of deep, siliceous soils.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Trifolium ochroleucon Hudson, 1762 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Quercus pyrenaica Willd. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Paeonia coriacea Boiss. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Geum heterocarpum Boiss. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Festuca elegans Boiss. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |