Xero-mesophile medio-European lowland hay meadows

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

E2.221

Description:

Drier, more thermophile, swards of the lowland sub-Atlantic mesophile hay meadows of Western Europe and Central Europe, dominated by [Arrhenatherum elatius], and with a species composition that includes [Festuco-Brometea] dry grassland species, in particular, [Salvia pratensis], [Bromus erectus], [Ranunculus bulbosus], [Dianthus carthusianorum], [Pimpinella saxifraga], [Plantago media], [Galium verum], [Euphorbia cyparissias], [Linum catharticum].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Pimpinella saxifraga L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dianthus carthusianorum L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Euphorbia cyparissias Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Salvia pratensis L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Linum catharticum L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ranunculus bulbosus L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Plantago media L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Galium verum Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bromus erectus Hudson, 1762	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Arrhenatherum elatius (Linnaeus, 1753) Beauv. ex J.& K. Presl, 1819	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
F00009800		F00009800	LUDOGORIE