Abandoned pastures

Common name:
Abandoned pastures
Habitat code:
E2.13
Description:

Abandoned grasslands in which either weedy and ruderal species or species of the next successional stages occur beside the dominant grassland species after cessation of anthropogenic management. [Geranium sylvaticum], [Trifolium medium], [Listera ovata], [Gentiana cruciata] και [Platanthera bifolia] are typical species.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Formica (Serviformica) fusca Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Rhogogaster viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trifolium medium Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Geranium sylvaticum Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Gentiana cruciata Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Platanthera bifolia (Linnaeus, 1753) Richard, 1817 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Listera ovata (Linnaeus, 1753) R. Br., 1813 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Myrmica schencki Emery, 1895
Saxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865)
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata Linnaeus 1758
Perdix perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00030073 GR4120002 SAMOS: OROS AMPELOS (KARVOUNIS)