Fenno-Scandian boreal and sub-boreal meadows

Herb-rich meadows of boreal affinities of Fennoscandia, distributed in the boreonemoral, southern boreal, middle boreal, northern boreal, boreoalpine and oceanic southern boreal zones of Finland, Sweden and Norway, formed by [Deschampsia cespitosa], [Anthoxanthum odoratum], [Festuca ovina], [Briza media], with, as dominant dicots, [Geranium sylvaticum], [Alchemilla] spp., [Rhinanthus minor], [Anemone nemorosa] and a cortège that includes boreal elements such as [Polygonum viviparum], [Rubus arcticus], boreonemoral species, in particular, [Hypochoeris maculata], [Veronica chamaedrys], as well as [Cirsium helenioides], [Filipendula ulmaria], [Potentilla erecta], [Ranunculus auricomus], [Trollius europaeus], [Hepatica nobilis], [Dactylorhiza maculata], [Dactylorhiza fuchsii], [Listera ovata], [Platanthera chlorantha].