Central European heavy-metal grassland

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

E1.B3

Description:

Heavy metal grasslands of Saxony, of the Harz and of Upper Silesia, with the endemic or near endemic [Armeria halleri], [Armeria bottendorfensis], [Armeria hornburgensis] and with [Minuartia verna var. hercynica], [Silene vulgaris ssp. humilis].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Silene vulgaris ssp. humilis (Schubert) Rauschert	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Minuartia verna (Linnaeus, 1767) Hiern, 1899	Variety mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Armeria maritima ssp. halleri (Wallr.) Rothm.	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	Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae	6130
Bern Convention 1996	Lowland heavy metal grasslands	34.2

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
1G4634273		1G4634273	BOTTENDORFER HUEGEL