Perennial open siliceous grassland

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

E1.92

Description:

Open or semi-open grasslands of fixed sands and dry ground of Atlantic and sub-Atlantic Europe dominated by perennial grasses such as [Agrostis capillaris], [Agrostis vinealis], [Agrostis delicatula], [Agrostis durieui], [Agrostis castellana], [Poa angustifolia], [Anthoxanthum odoratum], [Festuca filiformis], [Corynephorus canescens], [Calamagrostis epigejos] or [Carex arenaria], usually succeeding to formations of unit E1.91 or E1.93 and constituting a transition towards closed grasslands of unit E1.7.

References:

ILE SAS, 2005

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Agrostis durieui Boiss. & Reut. ex Willk.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Calamagrostis epigejos (Linnaeus, 1753) Roth, 1788	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Agrostis delicatula Pourr. ex Lapeyr.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Corynephorus canescens (L.) P.Beauv.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Agrostis vinealis Schreb.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Anthoxanthum odoratum Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Poa angustifolia Linnaeus, 1753	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	Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands	2330

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
1C3549156	1C3549156	LOECKNITZTAL:
F00007000	F00007000	MALKO SHARKOVO
W00414010	W00414010	CEPKELIU RAISTAS
U25007100	U25007100	SOOMAA
W00414090	W00414090	SKROBLAUS SLENIS
W00414100	W00414100	ULOS SLENIS
W00425240	W00425240	PALARAISCIO PELKE
B00000088	B00000088	MONTES DE TOLEDO
W00325030	W00325030	RUDNINKAI